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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. On whose point of view is the narrative focused in "The Gift of the Magi"?
(a) On Jim's father's point of view.
(b) On Jim's point of view.
(c) On Della's point of view.
(d) On Madame Sofronie's point of view.

2. To whose shop does Della go to sell her hair?
(a) Madame Montpellier's shop.
(b) Madame Sofronie's shop.
(c) Madame Lemonds's shop.
(d) Madame Richmond's shop.

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

4. In what approximate time period does "The Gift of the Magi" take place?
(a) The early 1800s.
(b) The late 1700s.
(c) The early 1900s.
(d) The late 1600s.

5. What are Jim and Della about to do in the end of "The Gift of the Magi"?
(a) Put their baby to bed.
(b) Eat dinner.
(c) Go to Della's mother's home.
(d) Go to Jim's mother's home.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is the proprietor of the hair shop described?

2. On what floor is the hair shop described as being?

3. How is Della's coat described?

4. When was "The Gift of the Magi" first published?

5. When Della lets down her hair in the beginning of "The Gift of the Magi" it is said to almost create what?

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