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- 1. Multiple Choice
What are Jim and Della's most prized possessions?Della's hair & Jim's jobDella's looking glass mirror & Jim's hairDella's beauty & Jim's great personalityDella's hair & Jim's gold watch - 2. Multiple ChoiceHow much money does Della have?$20.00$1.87$100.00No Money
- 3. Multiple ChoiceHow much does Jim make a week?$500.00 a week$40.00 a week$20.00 a weekHe doesn't need to work
- 4. Multiple ChoiceHow does Jim get the money for Della's gift?He works hard at his job to make the money.He saves up for over a year.He sells his gold watch.He sells his hair to buy her gift.
- 5. Multiple ChoiceHow does Della get the money to buy Jim's gift?She sells her long hair.She secretly has a job.She steals money from Jim.She borrows money from her mom.
- 6. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the irony in Jim's gift to Della?He buys her hair combs and she does not like them.He buys her hair combs and she has cut off her hair.He does not have enough money in the end to buy her anything.He writes a poem about her beautiful hair.
- 7. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the full name of the couple?Mr. & Mrs. Jim YoungMr. & Mrs. YoungMr. & Mrs. Della YoungMr. & Mrs. James Dillingham Young
- 8. Multiple ChoiceThe theme of this story is that Jim and Della's love for each other is much more valuable than any_________.person's opinionexpensive dinnermaterial giftverbal expressions of love
- 9. Multiple ChoiceJim and Della's dinner, _______________, could possibly be a pun on her haircut.chopsmashporridgemash
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWhat is a clear theme of the story?It's always good to outdo each other when gift giving.Unconditional love is the best kind of gift giving.Money buys love.You need to save up to buy gifts.
- 11. Multiple ChoiceIn an attempt to minimize her hair cut, Della uses a curling iron. O. Henry uses a simile to describe the finished product. "Within 40 minutes her head was covered with tiny, close-lying curls that made her look wonderfully like achild's dolltruant school boyscared porcupinecomical puppet
- 12. Multiple ChoiceWhat character best fits the following quote? "There was clearly nothing to do but flop down on the shabby little couch and cry" (Henry 1).DellaJim
- 13. Multiple ChoiceWhich quote from O. Henry's story "The Gift of the Magi" best describes the THEME of his story?"Please God, make him think I'm still pretty" (Henry 4)."Because it was so plain and simple, you knew it was very valuable" (Henry 3)."I don't think there's anything in the way of a haircut or a shave or a shampoo that could make me love my girl any less" (Henry 4)"If a queen had lived in the rooms near theirs, Della would have washed and dried her hair where the queen could see it" (Henry 2).
- 14. Multiple ChoiceWhat gift does Della end up buying for Jim?Her hairA pocket watchA chain for his watchA new Jeep Wrangler
- 15. Multiple ChoiceWhat does Jim end up buying for Della?A new furnished roomA chain for her watchBeautiful combs for her hairA fancy dinner and flowers
- 16. Multiple ChoiceAfter getting the money from selling her hair, Della looks for two hours to find the perfect Christmas gift for Jim, "a platinum fob chain simple and chaste in design, properly proclaiming its value by substance alone, and not the meretricious ornamentation." The fob reminds Della of both Jim and his watch; the chain possesses "quietness and value;" its appeal and worth are proclaimed in its ________ and unadorned design.intricateplainglossyexpensive
- 17. Multiple ChoiceDella tells Madame Sofronie, "Give it to me quick," because Della does not want to ___________.crytell Jimwaste timechange her mind
- 18. Multiple Choice"Della finished her cry... and looked out dully at a gray cat walking a gray fence in a gray backyard." The repitition of the word gray reinforces the ________________ mood.colorfulholidaydrearyboring
- 19. Multiple ChoiceDella's finest possession is her hair. "Had the Queen of Sheeba lived in the flat across the airshaft, Della would have let her hair hang out the window... just to depreciate Her Majesty's jewels and gifts." The purpose of this allusion is to show how____________ Della's hair is.longmagnificentblondshiny
- 20. Multiple ChoiceO. Henry also includes a biblical allusion concerning Jim's watch. Jim's gold watch is so exquisite even King _____________ would "pluck his beard in envy."SolomonDavidHerrodSaul
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