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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 letter-box described as Della and Jim's apartment building?
(a) Unable to open due to a broken door.
(b) Permanently locked.
(c) Too small to hold a letter.
(d) Rusted completely shut.

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

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

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

5. What does Della pray for as Jim is about to enter their apartment in "The Gift of the Magi"?
(a) For Jim to be happy she is pregnant.
(b) For Jim to ask for a divorce.
(c) For Jim to have bought her a present.
(d) For Jim to think she is still pretty.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What are the most significant symbols in "The Gift of the Magi"?

3. What is the watch chain made of that Della buys for Jim?

4. What does the narrator say Jim needs in "The Gift of the Magi"?

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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