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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The narrator says in the end of "The Gift of the Magi" that these two (Jim and Della) were what, among all who give gifts?
(a) The most narrow-minded.
(b) The most exposed.
(c) The least wise.
(d) The most wise.

2. What did Jim sell to buy Della's gift?
(a) His watch.
(b) His coat.
(c) His hair.
(d) His ring.

3. What does Della tell Jim she could not live through when he arrives home in "The Gift of the Magi"?
(a) She could not live through Christmas without calling his mother.
(b) She could not live through Christmas without putting up a Christmas tree.
(c) She could not live through Christmas without making a special meal.
(d) She could not live through Christmas without getting him a gift.

4. How is the design of the watch chain described?
(a) Highly detailed.
(b) Extravagant.
(c) Simple.
(d) Elaborate.

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

6. How did Della manage to save the amount she has for Jim's Christmas gift in the opening of "The Gift of the Magi"?
(a) By scrimping on groceries.
(b) By stealing from her sister.
(c) By working at the library.
(d) By working as a schoolteacher.

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

8. How long is Della's hair described in the beginning of "The Gift of the Magi"?
(a) Just above her waist.
(b) Below her ankles.
(c) Below her knees.
(d) To her shoulders.

9. The gifts that Della and Jim are revealed to have bought for one another are an example of what literary device?
(a) Simile.
(b) Literary allusion.
(c) Verbal irony.
(d) Comic irony.

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

11. To what is Della's hair compared when she lets it down in the beginning of "The Gift of the Magi"?
(a) A falling stream.
(b) A peacock's feathers.
(c) A sea of jellyfish.
(d) A snowy lake.

12. How much money has Della saved up in the opening of "The Gift of the Magi"?
(a) $4.23.
(b) $1.96.
(c) $1.87.
(d) $5.24.

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

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

15. What is the watch chain made of that Della buys for Jim?
(a) Gold.
(b) Silver.
(c) Copper.
(d) Jewels.

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator says in the beginning of "The Gift of the Magi" that Della knows that her hair is more beautiful than what?

2. What is Della said to look wonderfully like after cutting her hair?

3. How much is the cost of the room where Della and Jim live?

4. How much money is offered for Della's hair?

5. How is the electric bell at Jim and Della's apartment described?

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