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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. How much money is offered for Della's hair?
(a) $20.
(b) $15.
(c) $40.
(d) $10.

2. On what floor is the hair shop described as being?
(a) The second floor.
(b) The third floor.
(c) The first floor.
(d) The basement.

3. What does Della tell Jim she could not live through when he arrives home in "The Gift of the Magi"?
(a) She could not live through Christmas without getting him a gift.
(b) She could not live through Christmas without calling his mother.
(c) She could not live through Christmas without making a special meal.
(d) She could not live through Christmas without putting up a Christmas tree.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Jim said to be in the narrative?

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

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

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

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