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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 are Jim and Della about to do in the end of "The Gift of the Magi"?
(a) Eat dinner.
(b) Put their baby to bed.
(c) Go to Della's mother's home.
(d) Go to Jim's mother's home.

2. 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.

3. How does the narrator describe Jim and Della in the end of "The Gift of the Magi"?
(a) Two children who were selfish.
(b) Two children who were not wise.
(c) Two children who were tired.
(d) Two children who were disappointed.

4. When Jim enters his apartment, he is described as being as what?
(a) A hunting dog when it is near a bird.
(b) A snake when it is near a rabbit.
(c) A lion when it is near a gazelle.
(d) A bear when it is near an apple pie.

5. How is Della's physical stature described by the narrator?
(a) She is very fat.
(b) She is tall and hulking.
(c) She is somewhat chubby.
(d) She is quite thin.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what approximate time period does "The Gift of the Magi" take place?

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

3. What did the magi bring to the baby Jesus in the Bible?

4. What is the most likely setting of "The Gift of the Magi"?

5. The gifts that Della and Jim are revealed to have bought for one another are an example of what literary device?

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