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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. The gifts that Della and Jim are revealed to have bought for one another are an example of what literary device?
(a) Literary allusion.
(b) Verbal irony.
(c) Comic irony.
(d) Simile.

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

3. What has Jim bought Della for Christmas?
(a) A gold watch.
(b) A gold ring.
(c) Hair combs.
(d) A diamond ring.

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

5. To what is Della's hair compared when she lets it down in the beginning of "The Gift of the Magi"?
(a) A peacock's feathers.
(b) A snowy lake.
(c) A falling stream.
(d) A sea of jellyfish.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is Della's hat described?

2. When Jim enters his apartment, he is described as being as what?

3. What does Della pray for as Jim is about to enter their apartment in "The Gift of the Magi"?

4. What is the most likely setting of "The Gift of the Magi"?

5. How much is Jim's income now, according to the author in the opening of "The Gift of the Magi"?

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