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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 is the proprietor of the hair shop described?
(a) Thin and withered.
(b) Coarse and rough-faced.
(c) Large and too-white.
(d) Masculine and gruff.

2. Which of the following is a central theme in "The Gift of the Magi"?
(a) Sacrifice.
(b) Revenge.
(c) Ambition.
(d) Mother-daughter relationships.

3. When Della lets down her hair in the beginning of "The Gift of the Magi" it is said to almost create what?
(a) A scarf for her.
(b) A shield for her.
(c) A dress for her.
(d) A robe for her.

4. 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 field of fresh-fallen snow.
(b) A mountain looking over a lake.
(c) A queen's jewels and gifts.
(d) A flower in the meadow.

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

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 aspect of the plot structure in "The Gift of the Magi" is one for which O. Henry was famous?

3. What did the magi bring to the baby Jesus in the Bible?

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

5. How is Della's coat described?

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