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

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

3. 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 cheers.
(c) She calls her mother.
(d) She weeps.

4. On whose point of view is the narrative focused in "The Gift of the Magi"?
(a) On Della's point of view.
(b) On Jim's point of view.
(c) On Jim's father's point of view.
(d) On Madame Sofronie's point of view.

5. What does the narrator say that large-hearted giving can leave behind?
(a) Bitter resentments.
(b) Sorrowful regrets.
(c) Traces of glory.
(d) Deep marks.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator say Jim needs in "The Gift of the Magi"?

2. How is the proprietor of the hair shop described?

3. For how long does Della shop for a gift for Jim after selling her hair?

4. What are the most significant symbols in "The Gift of the Magi"?

5. How much is Jim's income now, according to the author in the opening of "The Gift of the Magi"?

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