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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 is the electric bell at Jim and Della's apartment described?
(a) It buzzes nonstop.
(b) It is tinkly and soft.
(c) It does not work.
(d) It is incredibly loud.

2. How long does Della take to try to make her hair look better before Jim arrives home in "The Gift of the Magi"?
(a) 40 minutes.
(b) 20 minutes.
(c) Two hours.
(d) 10 minutes.

3. 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 flashbacks.
(c) The nonlinear narrative.
(d) The twist-ending.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What Biblical king and queen are referenced in "The Gift of the Magi"?

2. The watch chain is described as being like Jim, who is said to be embodied with what?

3. 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?

4. What did Jim sell to buy Della's gift?

5. In what approximate time period does "The Gift of the Magi" take place?

(see the answer key)

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