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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. 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 falling stream.
(c) A sea of jellyfish.
(d) A snowy lake.

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

9. What does Della tell Jim she could not live through when he arrives home in "The Gift of the Magi"?
(a) She could not live through Christmas without calling his mother.
(b) She could not live through Christmas without putting up a Christmas tree.
(c) She could not live through Christmas without getting him a gift.
(d) She could not live through Christmas without making a special meal.

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

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

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

13. Where did Jim obtain his gold watch?
(a) From his wife.
(b) From his mother.
(c) From his father.
(d) From his brother.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When was "The Gift of the Magi" first published?

2. How long does Della take to try to make her hair look better before Jim arrives home in "The Gift of the Magi"?

3. How is the proprietor of the hair shop described?

4. How long is it until Christmas 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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