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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 large.
(b) Very narrow.
(c) Very wide.
(d) Round and solid.

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

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

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

5. How much money does Della have left when she returns home from purchasing Jim's watch chain?
(a) Six dollars.
(b) Two dollars.
(c) One dollar.
(d) 87 cents.

6. What is the watch chain made of that Della buys for Jim?
(a) Copper.
(b) Gold.
(c) Silver.
(d) Jewels.

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

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

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

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

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

12. In what approximate time period does "The Gift of the Magi" take place?
(a) The early 1900s.
(b) The late 1600s.
(c) The early 1800s.
(d) The late 1700s.

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

14. 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.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. 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"?

3. How is the design of the watch chain described?

4. What are the "magi" from the Bible also referred to as?

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

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