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

2. 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.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How much is Jim's income now, according to the author in the opening of "The Gift of the Magi"?

2. How is Della's coat described?

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

4. What are Jim and Della about to do in the end of "The Gift of the Magi"?

5. When Jim enters his apartment, he is described as being as what?

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