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

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

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

4. What did the magi bring to the baby Jesus in the Bible?
(a) Gold, hair tresses, and combs.
(b) Gold, frankinscense, and myrrh.
(c) Branches, coal, and a manger.
(d) A sheep, a llama, and a rabbit.

5. What literary term applies to a device wherein the author steps away from the narrative to speak directly to the reader?
(a) Omniscient intrusion.
(b) Extrication.
(c) Literary allusion.
(d) Authorial intrusion.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Della tell Jim she could not live through when he arrives home in "The Gift of the Magi"?

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

4. To what is Della's hair compared when she lets it down in the beginning of "The Gift of the Magi"?

5. How is the electric bell at Jim and Della's apartment described?

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