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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "The Gift of the Magi".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 getting him a gift.
(b) She could not live through Christmas without making a special meal.
(c) She could not live through Christmas without putting up a Christmas tree.
(d) She could not live through Christmas without calling his mother.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. To whose shop does Della go to sell her hair?

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

3. What color is Della's hair?

4. 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?

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

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