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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. 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?
(a) The least wise.
(b) The most exposed.
(c) The most narrow-minded.
(d) The most wise.

2. What is Jim and Della's last name?
(a) Young.
(b) Small.
(c) Jackson.
(d) Smith.

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

4. What does Della do after counting her money in the beginning of "The Gift of the Magi"?
(a) She calls for a cab.
(b) She weeps.
(c) She cheers.
(d) She calls her mother.

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. To whose shop does Della go to sell her hair?

2. How is the looking-glass described in Della and Jim's home?

3. What does Della tell Jim she could not live through when he arrives home in "The Gift of the Magi"?

4. What did the magi bring to the baby Jesus in the Bible?

5. How is the letter-box described as Della and Jim's apartment building?

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