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

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

3. What has Jim bought Della for Christmas?
(a) A gold watch.
(b) Hair combs.
(c) A diamond ring.
(d) A gold ring.

4. Where did Jim obtain his gold watch?
(a) From his father.
(b) From his mother.
(c) From his wife.
(d) From his brother.

5. What is the watch chain made of that Della buys for Jim?
(a) Silver.
(b) Gold.
(c) Copper.
(d) Jewels.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much was Jim being paid weekly when he and Della moved into their current apartment?

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

3. How is Della's hat described?

4. What does Della pray for as Jim is about to enter their apartment in "The Gift of the Magi"?

5. Della considers what Jim will think of her cut hair and she imagines that if he does not kill her, he will say she looks like what in "The Gift of the Magi"?

(see the answer key)

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