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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. For how long does Della shop for a gift for Jim after selling her hair?
(a) Six hours.
(b) Nine hours.
(c) Two hours.
(d) Three hours.

2. How much is Jim's income now, according to the author in the opening of "The Gift of the Magi"?
(a) $40 per week.
(b) $15 per week.
(c) $30 per week.
(d) $20 per week.

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

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

5. How long is it until Christmas in the opening of "The Gift of the Magi"?
(a) Three days.
(b) One week.
(c) Two days.
(d) One day.

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

7. Which of the following is a central theme in "The Gift of the Magi"?
(a) Revenge.
(b) Sacrifice.
(c) Ambition.
(d) Mother-daughter relationships.

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

9. The narrator says in the beginning of "The Gift of the Magi" that Della knows that her hair is more beautiful than what?
(a) A field of fresh-fallen snow.
(b) A queen's jewels and gifts.
(c) A flower in the meadow.
(d) A mountain looking over a lake.

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

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

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

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

14. What does the narrator say Jim would have done if a king had lived in the same home as he and Della?
(a) Looked at his watch every time they met.
(b) Killed his servants.
(c) Called out for his servants to serve the king.
(d) Worked as his jester.

15. What color is Della's hair?
(a) Red.
(b) Black.
(c) Blonde.
(d) Brown.

Short Answer Questions

1. Della considers what Jim will think of her cut hair and she imagines that if he does not kill her, he will say she looks like what in "The Gift of the Magi"?

2. When Della lets down her hair in the beginning of "The Gift of the Magi" it is said to almost create what?

3. The watch chain is described as being like Jim, who is said to be embodied with what?

4. How much money has Della saved up in the opening of "The Gift of the Magi"?

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

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