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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. On what floor is the hair shop described as being?
(a) The basement.
(b) The first floor.
(c) The third floor.
(d) The second floor.

4. What does the narrator say Jim needs in "The Gift of the Magi"?
(a) A pair of new pants.
(b) A rifle.
(c) A new coat.
(d) A pair of socks.

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

6. What does Della pray for as Jim is about to enter their apartment in "The Gift of the Magi"?
(a) For Jim to think she is still pretty.
(b) For Jim to be happy she is pregnant.
(c) For Jim to have bought her a present.
(d) For Jim to ask for a divorce.

7. How long does Della take to try to make her hair look better before Jim arrives home in "The Gift of the Magi"?
(a) 20 minutes.
(b) Two hours.
(c) 40 minutes.
(d) 10 minutes.

8. What is the most likely setting of "The Gift of the Magi"?
(a) Rural Nebraska.
(b) New York City.
(c) Los Angeles.
(d) Panama City.

9. Where did Jim obtain his gold watch?
(a) From his wife.
(b) From his brother.
(c) From his father.
(d) From his mother.

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

11. 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.

12. The narrator says in the beginning of "The Gift of the Magi" that Della knows that her hair is more beautiful than what?
(a) A mountain looking over a lake.
(b) A flower in the meadow.
(c) A queen's jewels and gifts.
(d) A field of fresh-fallen snow.

13. When was "The Gift of the Magi" first published?
(a) 1953.
(b) 1905.
(c) 1865.
(d) 1765.

14. How much money is offered for Della's hair?
(a) $40.
(b) $10.
(c) $15.
(d) $20.

15. At what time does Della have Jim's dinner ready for him?
(a) 6:00 p.m.
(b) 7:00 p.m.
(c) 8:00 p.m.
(d) 5:00 p.m.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

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

5. How is Della's physical stature described by the narrator?

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