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

2. What is the watch chain made of that Della buys for Jim?
(a) Jewels.
(b) Gold.
(c) Copper.
(d) Silver.

3. What is the most likely setting of "The Gift of the Magi"?
(a) Los Angeles.
(b) Panama City.
(c) New York City.
(d) Rural Nebraska.

4. When Della lets down her hair in the beginning of "The Gift of the Magi" it is said to almost create what?
(a) A dress for her.
(b) A shield for her.
(c) A scarf for her.
(d) A robe for her.

5. How is the design of the watch chain described?
(a) Elaborate.
(b) Simple.
(c) Highly detailed.
(d) Extravagant.

Short Answer Questions

1. What literary term applies to a device wherein the author steps away from the narrative to speak directly to the reader?

2. How does the narrator describe Jim and Della in the end of "The Gift of the Magi"?

3. What is Della said to look wonderfully like after cutting her hair?

4. How is Della's coat described?

5. At what time does Della have Jim's dinner ready for him?

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