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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Della manage to save the amount she has for Jim's Christmas gift in the opening of "The Gift of the Magi"?
(a) By scrimping on groceries.
(b) By working as a schoolteacher.
(c) By working at the library.
(d) By stealing from her sister.

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

3. How long is Della's hair described in the beginning of "The Gift of the Magi"?
(a) To her shoulders.
(b) Just above her waist.
(c) Below her ankles.
(d) Below her knees.

4. 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 girl who sings and dances for money.
(d) A little girl.

5. 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 getting him a gift.
(b) She could not live through Christmas without making a special meal.
(c) She could not live through Christmas without calling his mother.
(d) She could not live through Christmas without putting up a Christmas tree.

6. What does the narrator say Jim would have done if a king had lived in the same home as he and Della?
(a) Looked at his watch every time they met.
(b) Worked as his jester.
(c) Killed his servants.
(d) Called out for his servants to serve the king.

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

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

9. 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.

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

11. What are Jim and Della about to do in the end of "The Gift of the Magi"?
(a) Go to Della's mother's home.
(b) Eat dinner.
(c) Go to Jim's mother's home.
(d) Put their baby to bed.

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

13. On what floor is the hair shop described as being?
(a) The third floor.
(b) The second floor.
(c) The first floor.
(d) The basement.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Jim's middle name?

2. What does Della pray for as Jim is about to enter their apartment in "The Gift of the Magi"?

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

4. What does Della do after counting her money in the beginning of "The Gift of the Magi"?

5. On whose point of view is the narrative focused in "The Gift of the Magi"?

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