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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 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.

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

3. 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) 10 minutes.
(d) Two hours.

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

5. What are the most significant symbols in "The Gift of the Magi"?
(a) The hair shop and the jewelry store.
(b) The ring and the necklace.
(c) The combs and the watch-chain.
(d) The cat and the apartment building.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the most likely setting of "The Gift of the Magi"?

2. How much money does Della have left when she returns home from purchasing Jim's watch chain?

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

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

5. Which of the following is a central theme in "The Gift of the Magi"?

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