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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) $30 per week.
(b) $20 per week.
(c) $40 per week.
(d) $8 per week.

2. The narrator says in the beginning of "The Gift of the Magi" that Della knows that her hair is more beautiful than what?
(a) A queen's jewels and gifts.
(b) A mountain looking over a lake.
(c) A field of fresh-fallen snow.
(d) A flower in the meadow.

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

4. What color is Della's hair?
(a) Brown.
(b) Black.
(c) Red.
(d) Blonde.

5. How is the looking-glass described in Della and Jim's home?
(a) Very wide.
(b) Round and solid.
(c) Very large.
(d) Very narrow.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the narrator say Jim needs in "The Gift of the Magi"?

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

4. The watch chain is described as being like Jim, who is said to be embodied with what?

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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