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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. How is the design of the watch chain described?
(a) Highly detailed.
(b) Elaborate.
(c) Extravagant.
(d) Simple.
2. How is the electric bell at Jim and Della's apartment described?
(a) It buzzes nonstop.
(b) It is incredibly loud.
(c) It is tinkly and soft.
(d) It does not work.
3. How long does Della take to try to make her hair look better before Jim arrives home in "The Gift of the Magi"?
(a) Two hours.
(b) 20 minutes.
(c) 10 minutes.
(d) 40 minutes.
4. When was "The Gift of the Magi" first published?
(a) 1865.
(b) 1765.
(c) 1953.
(d) 1905.
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 putting up a Christmas tree.
(b) She could not live through Christmas without getting him a gift.
(c) She could not live through Christmas without calling his mother.
(d) She could not live through Christmas without making a special meal.
Short Answer Questions
1. When Della lets down her hair in the beginning of "The Gift of the Magi" it is said to almost create what?
2. What literary term applies to a device wherein the author steps away from the narrative to speak directly to the reader?
3. 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?
4. What did Jim sell to buy Della's gift?
5. What is Jim's middle name?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does "allegory" mean and how does this term apply to "The Gift of the Magi"?
2. Where does the climax occur in "The Gift of the Magi"?
3. Describe the character of Madame Sofronie in the story. What imagery does the author present with her introduction?
4. Describe the character of Della in "The Gift of the Magi." What does Della seek in the story?
5. In what tense and from what narrative perspective is "The Gift of the Magi" related?
6. Describe the neighborhood and city where the Youngs live.
7. Describe one simile or metaphor from the short story and how it serves the reader.
8. What does Jim purchase for Della and how is this object described?
9. Describe the setting of the Youngs' apartment.
10. Describe the character of Jim Young in "The Gift of the Magi." What motivates Jim in the story?
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