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

2. What aspect of the plot structure in "The Gift of the Magi" is one for which O. Henry was famous?
(a) The flash-forwards.
(b) The nonlinear narrative.
(c) The twist-ending.
(d) The flashbacks.

3. What did the magi bring to the baby Jesus in the Bible?
(a) Gold, frankinscense, and myrrh.
(b) Branches, coal, and a manger.
(c) A sheep, a llama, and a rabbit.
(d) Gold, hair tresses, and combs.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The gifts that Della and Jim are revealed to have bought for one another are an example of what literary device?

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

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

5. How is Della's coat described?

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