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

2. Where did Jim obtain his gold watch?
(a) From his wife.
(b) From his father.
(c) From his mother.
(d) From his brother.

3. What does Della do after counting her money in the beginning of "The Gift of the Magi"?
(a) She cheers.
(b) She calls for a cab.
(c) She calls her mother.
(d) She weeps.

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

5. 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) $30 per week.
(d) $40 per week.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is Della's physical stature described by the narrator?

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

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

4. How is the looking-glass described in Della and Jim's home?

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

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