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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 much was Jim being paid weekly when he and Della moved into their current apartment?
(a) $40 per week.
(b) $8 per week.
(c) $30 per week.
(d) $20 per week.

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

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

4. How much money has Della saved up in the opening of "The Gift of the Magi"?
(a) $1.87.
(b) $4.23.
(c) $1.96.
(d) $5.24.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How is the electric bell at Jim and Della's apartment described?

3. The narrator says in the beginning of "The Gift of the Magi" that Della knows that her hair is more beautiful than what?

4. How would you describe Della's feelings for Jim?

5. What does the narrator say that large-hearted giving can leave behind?

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