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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. To whose shop does Della go to sell her hair?
(a) Madame Montpellier's shop.
(b) Madame Sofronie's shop.
(c) Madame Lemonds's shop.
(d) Madame Richmond's shop.

2. How old is Jim said to be in the narrative?
(a) 32.
(b) 22.
(c) 24.
(d) 29.

3. What are Jim and Della about to do in the end of "The Gift of the Magi"?
(a) Eat dinner.
(b) Go to Jim's mother's home.
(c) Go to Della's mother's home.
(d) Put their baby to bed.

4. How long is it until Christmas in the opening of "The Gift of the Magi"?
(a) One day.
(b) Three days.
(c) Two days.
(d) One week.

5. How much is Jim's income now, according to the author in the opening of "The Gift of the Magi"?
(a) $30 per week.
(b) $40 per week.
(c) $20 per week.
(d) $15 per week.

Short Answer Questions

1. What literary term applies to a device wherein the author steps away from the narrative to speak directly to the reader?

2. What did the magi bring to the baby Jesus in the Bible?

3. How is the electric bell at Jim and Della's apartment described?

4. How is the design of the watch chain described?

5. When Della lets down her hair in the beginning of "The Gift of the Magi" it is said to almost create what?

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