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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How is the looking-glass described in Della and Jim's home?
(a) Very wide.
(b) Very narrow.
(c) Round and solid.
(d) Very large.

2. The watch chain is described as being like Jim, who is said to be embodied with what?
(a) Boldness and beauty.
(b) Quietness and value.
(c) Ambition and strength.
(d) Glamour and gallantry.

3. How is the electric bell at Jim and Della's apartment described?
(a) It buzzes nonstop.
(b) It does not work.
(c) It is incredibly loud.
(d) It is tinkly and soft.

4. What is Della said to look wonderfully like after cutting her hair?
(a) A fairy.
(b) An old maid.
(c) An elf.
(d) A schoolboy.

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

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

7. How is Della's physical stature described by the narrator?
(a) She is somewhat chubby.
(b) She is very fat.
(c) She is tall and hulking.
(d) She is quite thin.

8. How does the narrator describe Jim and Della in the end of "The Gift of the Magi"?
(a) Two children who were selfish.
(b) Two children who were disappointed.
(c) Two children who were tired.
(d) Two children who were not wise.

9. What does Della pray for as Jim is about to enter their apartment in "The Gift of the Magi"?
(a) For Jim to have bought her a present.
(b) For Jim to think she is still pretty.
(c) For Jim to be happy she is pregnant.
(d) For Jim to ask for a divorce.

10. 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 wise.
(b) The most exposed.
(c) The most narrow-minded.
(d) The least wise.

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

12. How much money is offered for Della's hair?
(a) $40.
(b) $20.
(c) $15.
(d) $10.

13. What does Della do after counting her money in the beginning of "The Gift of the Magi"?
(a) She cheers.
(b) She calls for a cab.
(c) She weeps.
(d) She calls her mother.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How old is Jim said to be in the narrative?

3. What Biblical king and queen are referenced in "The Gift of the Magi"?

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

5. On what floor is the hair shop described as being?

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