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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When Jim enters his apartment, he is described as being as what?
(a) A lion when it is near a gazelle.
(b) A bear when it is near an apple pie.
(c) A hunting dog when it is near a bird.
(d) A snake when it is near a rabbit.

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

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

5. 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"?
(a) A girl who works in a library.
(b) A girl who prostitutes herself for money.
(c) A little girl.
(d) A girl who sings and dances for money.

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

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

8. What is Jim and Della's last name?
(a) Young.
(b) Small.
(c) Jackson.
(d) Smith.

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

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

11. At what time does Della have Jim's dinner ready for him?
(a) 7:00 p.m.
(b) 5:00 p.m.
(c) 8:00 p.m.
(d) 6:00 p.m.

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

13. 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) $40 per week.
(c) $20 per week.
(d) $30 per week.

14. To whose shop does Della go to sell her hair?
(a) Madame Lemonds's shop.
(b) Madame Montpellier's shop.
(c) Madame Sofronie's shop.
(d) Madame Richmond's shop.

15. How is the proprietor of the hair shop described?
(a) Coarse and rough-faced.
(b) Masculine and gruff.
(c) Large and too-white.
(d) Thin and withered.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which of the following is a central theme in "The Gift of the Magi"?

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

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

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

(see the answer keys)

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