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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. At what time does Della have Jim's dinner ready for him?
(a) 8:00 p.m.
(b) 7:00 p.m.
(c) 6:00 p.m.
(d) 5:00 p.m.

2. Which of the following is a central theme in "The Gift of the Magi"?
(a) Mother-daughter relationships.
(b) Ambition.
(c) Revenge.
(d) Sacrifice.

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

4. What is the most likely setting of "The Gift of the Magi"?
(a) Rural Nebraska.
(b) Los Angeles.
(c) New York City.
(d) Panama City.

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"?
(a) A girl who prostitutes herself for money.
(b) A girl who sings and dances for money.
(c) A little girl.
(d) A girl who works in a library.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. To what is Della's hair compared when she lets it down in the beginning of "The Gift of the Magi"?

4. How did Della manage to save the amount she has for Jim's Christmas gift in the opening of "The Gift of the Magi"?

5. On whose point of view is the narrative focused in "The Gift of the Magi"?

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