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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 proprietor of the hair shop described?
(a) Thin and withered.
(b) Coarse and rough-faced.
(c) Masculine and gruff.
(d) Large and too-white.

2. What Biblical king and queen are referenced in "The Gift of the Magi"?
(a) The Queen of Sheba and King Solomon.
(b) Queen Elizabeth and King Henry.
(c) Candace, Queen of Ethiopia and King Ahab.
(d) Queen Berenice and King David.

3. How much money is offered for Della's hair?
(a) $10.
(b) $40.
(c) $20.
(d) $15.

4. When Della lets down her hair in the beginning of "The Gift of the Magi" it is said to almost create what?
(a) A robe for her.
(b) A scarf for her.
(c) A dress for her.
(d) A shield for her.

5. To what is Della's hair compared when she lets it down in the beginning of "The Gift of the Magi"?
(a) A falling stream.
(b) A sea of jellyfish.
(c) A snowy lake.
(d) A peacock's feathers.

Short Answer Questions

1. How would you describe Della's feelings for Jim?

2. What does the narrator say that large-hearted giving can leave behind?

3. What color is Della's hair?

4. What are the "magi" from the Bible also referred to as?

5. What aspect of the plot structure in "The Gift of the Magi" is one for which O. Henry was famous?

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