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

2. When was "The Gift of the Magi" first published?
(a) 1765.
(b) 1953.
(c) 1905.
(d) 1865.

3. What are the most significant symbols in "The Gift of the Magi"?
(a) The hair shop and the jewelry store.
(b) The ring and the necklace.
(c) The combs and the watch-chain.
(d) The cat and the apartment building.

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 robe for her.
(d) A scarf for her.

5. What does the narrator say Jim needs in "The Gift of the Magi"?
(a) A rifle.
(b) A pair of socks.
(c) A pair of new pants.
(d) A new coat.

Short Answer Questions

1. The gifts that Della and Jim are revealed to have bought for one another are an example of what literary device?

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

3. In what approximate time period does "The Gift of the Magi" take place?

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

5. What does Della pray for as Jim is about to enter their apartment in "The Gift of the Magi"?

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