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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 would you describe Della's feelings for Jim?
(a) She loves him dearly.
(b) She secretly detests him.
(c) She resents him greatly.
(d) She is constantly jealous over him.

2. What is Della said to look wonderfully like after cutting her hair?
(a) A fairy.
(b) An old maid.
(c) An elf.
(d) A schoolboy.

3. How is the looking-glass described in Della and Jim's home?
(a) Round and solid.
(b) Very large.
(c) Very wide.
(d) Very narrow.

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) Eat dinner.
(c) Go to Della's mother's home.
(d) Put their baby to bed.

5. How much money does Della pay for Jim's watch chain?
(a) $15.
(b) $20.
(c) $10.95.
(d) $21.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much was Jim being paid weekly when he and Della moved into their current apartment?

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

3. 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?

4. How long is Della's hair described in the beginning of "The Gift of the Magi"?

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

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