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

2. What did the magi bring to the baby Jesus in the Bible?
(a) Gold, hair tresses, and combs.
(b) A sheep, a llama, and a rabbit.
(c) Gold, frankinscense, and myrrh.
(d) Branches, coal, and a manger.

3. What is Della said to look wonderfully like after cutting her hair?
(a) A fairy.
(b) A schoolboy.
(c) An elf.
(d) An old maid.

4. How is Della's hat described?
(a) Old and gray.
(b) Navy blue and new.
(c) Old and brown.
(d) New and red.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What Biblical king and queen are referenced in "The Gift of the Magi"?

2. What did Jim sell to buy Della's gift?

3. Della considers what Jim will think of her cut hair and she imagines that if he does not kill her, he will say she looks like what in "The Gift of the Magi"?

4. What is the watch chain made of that Della buys for Jim?

5. How much was Jim being paid weekly when he and Della moved into their current apartment?

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