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

2. How much was Jim being paid weekly when he and Della moved into their current apartment?
(a) $8 per week.
(b) $20 per week.
(c) $40 per week.
(d) $30 per week.

3. How did Della manage to save the amount she has for Jim's Christmas gift in the opening of "The Gift of the Magi"?
(a) By stealing from her sister.
(b) By scrimping on groceries.
(c) By working at the library.
(d) By working as a schoolteacher.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How is the design of the watch chain described?

2. How is Della's physical stature described by the narrator?

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

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

5. When Della lets down her hair in the beginning of "The Gift of the Magi" it is said to almost create what?

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