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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. Which of the following is a central theme in "The Gift of the Magi"?
(a) Ambition.
(b) Revenge.
(c) Mother-daughter relationships.
(d) Sacrifice.

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

3. 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 girl who prostitutes herself for money.
(c) A little girl.
(d) A girl who works in a library.

4. What does the narrator say Jim would have done if a king had lived in the same home as he and Della?
(a) Worked as his jester.
(b) Called out for his servants to serve the king.
(c) Killed his servants.
(d) Looked at his watch every time they met.

5. How long is Della's hair described in the beginning of "The Gift of the Magi"?
(a) Below her knees.
(b) Just above her waist.
(c) To her shoulders.
(d) Below her ankles.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the "magi" from the Bible also referred to as?

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

3. How much is the cost of the room where Della and Jim live?

4. When Jim enters his apartment, he is described as being as what?

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

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