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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 is Jim's middle name?
(a) Dillingham.
(b) Williams.
(c) DeLemonds.
(d) Montpierre.

2. The narrator says in the end of "The Gift of the Magi" that these two (Jim and Della) were what, among all who give gifts?
(a) The most narrow-minded.
(b) The least wise.
(c) The most exposed.
(d) The most wise.

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

4. How would you describe Della's feelings for Jim?
(a) She loves him dearly.
(b) She resents him greatly.
(c) She secretly detests him.
(d) She is constantly jealous over him.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator say Jim would have done if a king had lived in the same home as he and Della?

2. What color is Della's hair?

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

4. How is the looking-glass described in Della and Jim's home?

5. Where did Jim obtain his gold watch?

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