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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 is Della said to look wonderfully like after cutting her hair?
(a) An old maid.
(b) An elf.
(c) A fairy.
(d) A schoolboy.

2. How is Della's hat described?
(a) Navy blue and new.
(b) New and red.
(c) Old and brown.
(d) Old and gray.

3. How is the looking-glass described in Della and Jim's home?
(a) Very wide.
(b) Round and solid.
(c) Very narrow.
(d) Very large.

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

5. The narrator says in the beginning of "The Gift of the Magi" that Della knows that her hair is more beautiful than what?
(a) A flower in the meadow.
(b) A mountain looking over a lake.
(c) A queen's jewels and gifts.
(d) A field of fresh-fallen snow.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long does Della take to try to make her hair look better before Jim arrives home in "The Gift of the Magi"?

2. How is Della's physical stature described by the narrator?

3. At what time does Della have Jim's dinner ready for him?

4. How much money has Della saved up in the opening of "The Gift of the Magi"?

5. How does the narrator describe Jim and Della in the end of "The Gift of the Magi"?

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