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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. What are the most significant symbols in "The Gift of the Magi"?
(a) The combs and the watch-chain.
(b) The ring and the necklace.
(c) The hair shop and the jewelry store.
(d) The cat and the apartment building.

2. 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.

3. When was "The Gift of the Magi" first published?
(a) 1765.
(b) 1865.
(c) 1905.
(d) 1953.

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

5. How long is it until Christmas in the opening of "The Gift of the Magi"?
(a) Two days.
(b) Three days.
(c) One week.
(d) One day.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much money does Della pay for Jim's watch chain?

2. How long does Della take to try to make her hair look better before Jim arrives home in "The Gift of the Magi"?

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

4. What is Jim and Della's last name?

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

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