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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 does Della have left when she returns home from purchasing Jim's watch chain?
(a) One dollar.
(b) Six dollars.
(c) 87 cents.
(d) Two dollars.

2. How is Della's coat described?
(a) New and red.
(b) Navy blue and new.
(c) Old and gray.
(d) Old and brown.

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 calling his mother.
(b) She could not live through Christmas without getting him a gift.
(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. What is Della said to look wonderfully like after cutting her hair?
(a) A fairy.
(b) An old maid.
(c) An elf.
(d) A schoolboy.

5. When Jim enters his apartment, he is described as being as what?
(a) A hunting dog when it is near a bird.
(b) A snake when it is near a rabbit.
(c) A bear when it is near an apple pie.
(d) A lion when it is near a gazelle.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What are the "magi" from the Bible also referred to as?

3. How much money has Della saved up in the opening of "The Gift of the Magi"?

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

5. How long does Della take to try to make her hair look better before Jim arrives home in "The Gift of the Magi"?

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