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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. How does the narrator describe Jim and Della in the end of "The Gift of the Magi"?
(a) Two children who were not wise.
(b) Two children who were disappointed.
(c) Two children who were selfish.
(d) Two children who were tired.

2. What did the magi bring to the baby Jesus in the Bible?
(a) Gold, frankinscense, and myrrh.
(b) Gold, hair tresses, and combs.
(c) A sheep, a llama, and a rabbit.
(d) Branches, coal, and a manger.

3. How much money is offered for Della's hair?
(a) $20.
(b) $40.
(c) $15.
(d) $10.

4. What is the most likely setting of "The Gift of the Magi"?
(a) Panama City.
(b) Los Angeles.
(c) Rural Nebraska.
(d) New York City.

5. What is Jim's middle name?
(a) Montpierre.
(b) DeLemonds.
(c) Dillingham.
(d) Williams.

Short Answer Questions

1. The gifts that Della and Jim are revealed to have bought for one another are an example of what literary device?

2. How is the letter-box described as Della and Jim's apartment building?

3. How did Della manage to save the amount she has for Jim's Christmas gift in the opening of "The Gift of the Magi"?

4. In what approximate time period does "The Gift of the Magi" take place?

5. 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?

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