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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What did Jim sell to buy Della's gift?
(a) His watch.
(b) His hair.
(c) His ring.
(d) His coat.

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

4. How did Della manage to save the amount she has for Jim's Christmas gift in the opening of "The Gift of the Magi"?
(a) By stealing from her sister.
(b) By scrimping on groceries.
(c) By working at the library.
(d) By working as a schoolteacher.

5. The watch chain is described as being like Jim, who is said to be embodied with what?
(a) Ambition and strength.
(b) Glamour and gallantry.
(c) Quietness and value.
(d) Boldness and beauty.

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

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

8. How much was Jim being paid weekly when he and Della moved into their current apartment?
(a) $30 per week.
(b) $20 per week.
(c) $40 per week.
(d) $8 per week.

9. What literary term applies to a device wherein the author steps away from the narrative to speak directly to the reader?
(a) Literary allusion.
(b) Extrication.
(c) Authorial intrusion.
(d) Omniscient intrusion.

10. What is Jim and Della's last name?
(a) Small.
(b) Young.
(c) Smith.
(d) Jackson.

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

12. How much money has Della saved up in the opening of "The Gift of the Magi"?
(a) $4.23.
(b) $1.96.
(c) $1.87.
(d) $5.24.

13. To what is Della's hair compared when she lets it down in the beginning of "The Gift of the Magi"?
(a) A falling stream.
(b) A peacock's feathers.
(c) A snowy lake.
(d) A sea of jellyfish.

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

15. How is the design of the watch chain described?
(a) Elaborate.
(b) Highly detailed.
(c) Extravagant.
(d) Simple.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Della pray for as Jim is about to enter their apartment in "The Gift of the Magi"?

2. How old is Jim said to be in the narrative?

3. What has Jim bought Della for Christmas?

4. What color is Della's hair?

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

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