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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 is the most likely setting of "The Gift of the Magi"?
(a) Panama City.
(b) Rural Nebraska.
(c) Los Angeles.
(d) New York City.

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

3. How is the letter-box described as Della and Jim's apartment building?
(a) Permanently locked.
(b) Unable to open due to a broken door.
(c) Rusted completely shut.
(d) Too small to hold a letter.

4. The narrator says in the end of "The Gift of the Magi" that these two (Jim and Della) were what, among all who give gifts?
(a) The most narrow-minded.
(b) The most exposed.
(c) The most wise.
(d) The least wise.

5. What does Della tell Jim she could not live through when he arrives home in "The Gift of the Magi"?
(a) She could not live through Christmas without putting up a Christmas tree.
(b) She could not live through Christmas without making a special meal.
(c) She could not live through Christmas without getting him a gift.
(d) She could not live through Christmas without calling his mother.

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 does the narrator say Jim needs in "The Gift of the Magi"?

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

5. What color is Della's hair?

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