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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 would you describe Della's feelings for Jim?
(a) She resents him greatly.
(b) She secretly detests him.
(c) She loves him dearly.
(d) She is constantly jealous over him.

2. What is Jim and Della's last name?
(a) Small.
(b) Jackson.
(c) Smith.
(d) Young.

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

4. 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 father's point of view.
(c) On Della's point of view.
(d) On Jim's point of view.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How is the proprietor of the hair shop described?

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

4. What does the narrator say Jim would have done if a king had lived in the same home as he and Della?

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

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