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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What literary term applies to a device wherein the author steps away from the narrative to speak directly to the reader?
(a) Omniscient intrusion.
(b) Authorial intrusion.
(c) Extrication.
(d) Literary allusion.
2. What is Della said to look wonderfully like after cutting her hair?
(a) An old maid.
(b) A schoolboy.
(c) A fairy.
(d) An elf.
3. How is the design of the watch chain described?
(a) Highly detailed.
(b) Elaborate.
(c) Extravagant.
(d) Simple.
4. What are Jim and Della about to do in the end of "The Gift of the Magi"?
(a) Go to Jim's mother's home.
(b) Put their baby to bed.
(c) Eat dinner.
(d) Go to Della's mother's home.
5. 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) Queen Elizabeth and King Henry.
(d) Candace, Queen of Ethiopia and King Ahab.
Short Answer Questions
1. How much money does Della pay for Jim's watch chain?
2. Where did Jim obtain his gold watch?
3. In what approximate time period does "The Gift of the Magi" take place?
4. How much money is offered for Della's hair?
5. How does the narrator describe Jim and Della in the end of "The Gift of the Magi"?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is a "twist ending" and how does this device apply in "The Gift of the Magi"?
2. Where does the rising action take place in "The Gift of the Magi"?
3. Describe the neighborhood and city where the Youngs live.
4. What does Jim purchase for Della and how is this object described?
5. What is an example of foreshadowing in "The Gift of the Magi"? What is foreshadowed?
6. Describe the setting of the Youngs' apartment.
7. How is the theme of sacrifice developed in the story through character?
8. How does the author use symbolism to develop the theme of wealth and poverty in "The Gift of the Magi"?
9. What are the financial circumstances of the Youngs?
10. In what tense and from what narrative perspective is "The Gift of the Magi" related?
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