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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 literary term applies to a device wherein the author steps away from the narrative to speak directly to the reader?
(a) Authorial intrusion.
(b) Literary allusion.
(c) Omniscient intrusion.
(d) Extrication.

2. For how long does Della shop for a gift for Jim after selling her hair?
(a) Three hours.
(b) Nine hours.
(c) Six hours.
(d) Two hours.

3. How much money does Della have left when she returns home from purchasing Jim's watch chain?
(a) 87 cents.
(b) Two dollars.
(c) One dollar.
(d) Six dollars.

4. What does the narrator say Jim needs in "The Gift of the Magi"?
(a) A pair of new pants.
(b) A new coat.
(c) A rifle.
(d) A pair of socks.

5. Where did Jim obtain his gold watch?
(a) From his father.
(b) From his mother.
(c) From his brother.
(d) From his wife.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Della manage to save the amount she has for Jim's Christmas gift in the opening of "The Gift of the Magi"?

2. 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?

3. On what floor is the hair shop described as being?

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

5. How is the electric bell at Jim and Della's apartment described?

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