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

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

3. The gifts that Della and Jim are revealed to have bought for one another are an example of what literary device?
(a) Literary allusion.
(b) Verbal irony.
(c) Comic irony.
(d) Simile.

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 flower in the meadow.
(d) A queen's jewels and gifts.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. On whose point of view is the narrative focused in "The Gift of the Magi"?

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

3. What is Della said to look wonderfully like after cutting her hair?

4. What color is Della's hair?

5. How is Della's coat described?

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