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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. When Della lets down her hair in the beginning of "The Gift of the Magi" it is said to almost create what?
(a) A robe for her.
(b) A shield for her.
(c) A scarf for her.
(d) A dress for her.

2. What are the "magi" from the Bible also referred to as?
(a) The Three Old Lepers.
(b) The Three Wise Men.
(c) The Three Virgins.
(d) The Three Bearers of Gold.

3. What is Jim and Della's last name?
(a) Small.
(b) Young.
(c) Jackson.
(d) Smith.

4. What does the narrator say Jim needs in "The Gift of the Magi"?
(a) A rifle.
(b) A pair of socks.
(c) A pair of new pants.
(d) A new coat.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is a central theme in "The Gift of the Magi"?

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

3. The gifts that Della and Jim are revealed to have bought for one another are an example of what literary device?

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?

5. What is Della said to look wonderfully like after cutting her hair?

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