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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much is Jim's income now, according to the author in the opening of "The Gift of the Magi"?
(a) $40 per week.
(b) $30 per week.
(c) $15 per week.
(d) $20 per week.

2. What literary term applies to a device wherein the author steps away from the narrative to speak directly to the reader?
(a) Literary allusion.
(b) Authorial intrusion.
(c) Omniscient intrusion.
(d) Extrication.

3. The watch chain is described as being like Jim, who is said to be embodied with what?
(a) Boldness and beauty.
(b) Quietness and value.
(c) Ambition and strength.
(d) Glamour and gallantry.

4. On what floor is the hair shop described as being?
(a) The third floor.
(b) The first floor.
(c) The basement.
(d) The second floor.

5. To whose shop does Della go to sell her hair?
(a) Madame Richmond's shop.
(b) Madame Montpellier's shop.
(c) Madame Sofronie's shop.
(d) Madame Lemonds's shop.

6. What are Jim and Della about to do in the end of "The Gift of the Magi"?
(a) Put their baby to bed.
(b) Eat dinner.
(c) Go to Jim's mother's home.
(d) Go to Della's mother's home.

7. Which of the following is a central theme in "The Gift of the Magi"?
(a) Sacrifice.
(b) Ambition.
(c) Revenge.
(d) Mother-daughter relationships.

8. How much was Jim being paid weekly when he and Della moved into their current apartment?
(a) $20 per week.
(b) $40 per week.
(c) $30 per week.
(d) $8 per week.

9. When Della lets down her hair in the beginning of "The Gift of the Magi" it is said to almost create what?
(a) A dress for her.
(b) A shield for her.
(c) A robe for her.
(d) A scarf for her.

10. In what approximate time period does "The Gift of the Magi" take place?
(a) The early 1900s.
(b) The early 1800s.
(c) The late 1700s.
(d) The late 1600s.

11. What does the narrator say that large-hearted giving can leave behind?
(a) Deep marks.
(b) Traces of glory.
(c) Sorrowful regrets.
(d) Bitter resentments.

12. What are the "magi" from the Bible also referred to as?
(a) The Three Bearers of Gold.
(b) The Three Virgins.
(c) The Three Old Lepers.
(d) The Three Wise Men.

13. How is Della's physical stature described by the narrator?
(a) She is tall and hulking.
(b) She is very fat.
(c) She is quite thin.
(d) She is somewhat chubby.

14. How is Della's hat described?
(a) Old and gray.
(b) Navy blue and new.
(c) Old and brown.
(d) New and red.

15. What Biblical king and queen are referenced in "The Gift of the Magi"?
(a) The Queen of Sheba and King Solomon.
(b) Queen Berenice and King David.
(c) Candace, Queen of Ethiopia and King Ahab.
(d) Queen Elizabeth and King Henry.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Jim enters his apartment, he is described as being as what?

2. How is the looking-glass described in Della and Jim's home?

3. How much money does Della have left when she returns home from purchasing Jim's watch chain?

4. What is the most likely setting of "The Gift of the Magi"?

5. What does the narrator say Jim needs in "The Gift of the Magi"?

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