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

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

3. At what time does Della have Jim's dinner ready for him?
(a) 6:00 p.m.
(b) 7:00 p.m.
(c) 8:00 p.m.
(d) 5:00 p.m.

4. What is the most likely setting of "The Gift of the Magi"?
(a) New York City.
(b) Los Angeles.
(c) Panama City.
(d) Rural Nebraska.

5. 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"?
(a) A girl who sings and dances for money.
(b) A little girl.
(c) A girl who works in a library.
(d) A girl who prostitutes herself for money.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What does Della do after counting her money in the beginning of "The Gift of the Magi"?

4. How much money is offered for Della's hair?

5. How is the letter-box described as Della and Jim's apartment building?

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