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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 does Della pay for Jim's watch chain?
(a) $10.95.
(b) $20.
(c) $15.
(d) $21.

2. On whose point of view is the narrative focused in "The Gift of the Magi"?
(a) On Madame Sofronie's point of view.
(b) On Jim's point of view.
(c) On Della's point of view.
(d) On Jim's father's point of view.

3. The gifts that Della and Jim are revealed to have bought for one another are an example of what literary device?
(a) Simile.
(b) Literary allusion.
(c) Comic irony.
(d) Verbal irony.

4. What does Della do after counting her money in the beginning of "The Gift of the Magi"?
(a) She cheers.
(b) She calls for a cab.
(c) She weeps.
(d) She calls her mother.

5. What does the narrator say that large-hearted giving can leave behind?
(a) Traces of glory.
(b) Sorrowful regrets.
(c) Bitter resentments.
(d) Deep marks.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What color is Della's hair?

3. How is the looking-glass described in Della and Jim's home?

4. How old is Jim said to be in the narrative?

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

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