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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 is the electric bell at Jim and Della's apartment described?
(a) It buzzes nonstop.
(b) It is tinkly and soft.
(c) It does not work.
(d) It is incredibly loud.

2. What does the narrator say that large-hearted giving can leave behind?
(a) Traces of glory.
(b) Bitter resentments.
(c) Deep marks.
(d) Sorrowful regrets.

3. What did Jim sell to buy Della's gift?
(a) His watch.
(b) His hair.
(c) His ring.
(d) His coat.

4. How much was Jim being paid weekly when he and Della moved into their current apartment?
(a) $20 per week.
(b) $8 per week.
(c) $40 per week.
(d) $30 per week.

5. How much money has Della saved up in the opening of "The Gift of the Magi"?
(a) $4.23.
(b) $1.87.
(c) $5.24.
(d) $1.96.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is Della's hat described?

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

3. The narrator says in the beginning of "The Gift of the Magi" that Della knows that her hair is more beautiful than what?

4. What does the narrator say Jim would have done if a king had lived in the same home as he and Della?

5. What aspect of the plot structure in "The Gift of the Magi" is one for which O. Henry was famous?

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