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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 Della's physical stature described by the narrator?
(a) She is somewhat chubby.
(b) She is very fat.
(c) She is tall and hulking.
(d) She is quite thin.

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

3. The gifts that Della and Jim are revealed to have bought for one another are an example of what literary device?
(a) Simile.
(b) Comic irony.
(c) Verbal irony.
(d) Literary allusion.

4. What are Jim and Della about to do in the end of "The Gift of the Magi"?
(a) Eat dinner.
(b) Put their baby to bed.
(c) Go to Jim's mother's home.
(d) Go to Della's mother's home.

5. What are the "magi" from the Bible also referred to as?
(a) The Three Virgins.
(b) The Three Wise Men.
(c) The Three Bearers of Gold.
(d) The Three Old Lepers.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. To what is Della's hair compared when she lets it down in the beginning of "The Gift of the Magi"?

3. How is Della's coat described?

4. How old is Jim said to be in the narrative?

5. The narrator says in the beginning of "The Gift of the Magi" that Della knows that her hair is more beautiful than what?

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