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

2. How long is it until Christmas in the opening of "The Gift of the Magi"?
(a) Two days.
(b) One week.
(c) Three days.
(d) One day.

3. How is Della's coat described?
(a) New and red.
(b) Navy blue and new.
(c) Old and gray.
(d) Old and brown.

4. What are the most significant symbols in "The Gift of the Magi"?
(a) The cat and the apartment building.
(b) The hair shop and the jewelry store.
(c) The combs and the watch-chain.
(d) The ring and the necklace.

5. Della considers what Jim will think of her cut hair and she imagines that if he does not kill her, he will say she looks like what in "The Gift of the Magi"?
(a) A girl who works in a library.
(b) A girl who prostitutes herself for money.
(c) A little girl.
(d) A girl who sings and dances for money.

Short Answer Questions

1. The watch chain is described as being like Jim, who is said to be embodied with what?

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

3. What does the narrator say Jim needs in "The Gift of the Magi"?

4. What are Jim and Della about to do in the end of "The Gift of the Magi"?

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

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