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

2. What does Della do after counting her money in the beginning of "The Gift of the Magi"?
(a) She weeps.
(b) She calls for a cab.
(c) She cheers.
(d) She calls her mother.

3. How is Della's physical stature described by the narrator?
(a) She is very fat.
(b) She is tall and hulking.
(c) She is quite thin.
(d) She is somewhat chubby.

4. What Biblical king and queen are referenced in "The Gift of the Magi"?
(a) Queen Berenice and King David.
(b) Queen Elizabeth and King Henry.
(c) Candace, Queen of Ethiopia and King Ahab.
(d) The Queen of Sheba and King Solomon.

5. What does the narrator say Jim would have done if a king had lived in the same home as he and Della?
(a) Killed his servants.
(b) Looked at his watch every time they met.
(c) Worked as his jester.
(d) Called out for his servants to serve the king.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long does Della take to try to make her hair look better before Jim arrives home in "The Gift of the Magi"?

2. What literary term applies to a device wherein the author steps away from the narrative to speak directly to the reader?

3. What is the most likely setting of "The Gift of the Magi"?

4. What is Jim and Della's last name?

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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