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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. The watch chain is described as being like Jim, who is said to be embodied with what?
(a) Boldness and beauty.
(b) Ambition and strength.
(c) Glamour and gallantry.
(d) Quietness and value.

2. What are the "magi" from the Bible also referred to as?
(a) The Three Wise Men.
(b) The Three Virgins.
(c) The Three Bearers of Gold.
(d) The Three Old Lepers.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Della pray for as Jim is about to enter their apartment in "The Gift of the Magi"?

3. What does Della tell Jim she could not live through when he arrives home in "The Gift of the Magi"?

4. 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"?

5. How is Della's coat described?

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