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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To what is Della's hair compared when she lets it down in the beginning of "The Gift of the Magi"?
(a) A peacock's feathers.
(b) A snowy lake.
(c) A sea of jellyfish.
(d) A falling stream.

2. How old is Jim said to be in the narrative?
(a) 32.
(b) 22.
(c) 24.
(d) 29.

3. On whose point of view is the narrative focused in "The Gift of the Magi"?
(a) On Della's point of view.
(b) On Jim's point of view.
(c) On Madame Sofronie's point of view.
(d) On Jim's father's point of view.

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

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) Authorial intrusion.
(c) Literary allusion.
(d) Extrication.

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

7. 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 scarf for her.
(c) A robe for her.
(d) A shield for her.

8. What is Jim's middle name?
(a) Dillingham.
(b) Williams.
(c) DeLemonds.
(d) Montpierre.

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

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

11. What Biblical king and queen are referenced in "The Gift of the Magi"?
(a) Queen Elizabeth and King Henry.
(b) Queen Berenice and King David.
(c) Candace, Queen of Ethiopia and King Ahab.
(d) The Queen of Sheba and King Solomon.

12. How long does Della take to try to make her hair look better before Jim arrives home in "The Gift of the Magi"?
(a) 40 minutes.
(b) Two hours.
(c) 10 minutes.
(d) 20 minutes.

13. 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 queen's jewels and gifts.
(b) A mountain looking over a lake.
(c) A field of fresh-fallen snow.
(d) A flower in the meadow.

14. The narrator says in the end of "The Gift of the Magi" that these two (Jim and Della) were what, among all who give gifts?
(a) The most narrow-minded.
(b) The least wise.
(c) The most exposed.
(d) The most wise.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. For how long does Della shop for a gift for Jim after selling her hair?

3. How long is Della's hair described in the beginning of "The Gift of the Magi"?

4. What did Jim sell to buy Della's gift?

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

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