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- 1. Multiple ChoiceWhat is Della's central conflict in the story?She and her husband are in a big fightShe is afraid her husband won't like her haircutShe wants to buy her husband a good Christmas gift, but she doesn't have enough moneyShe forgot to buy her husband a Christmas present
- 2. Multiple ChoiceWhich line from the text best shows Della’s conflict?“Tomorrow would be Christmas Day and she had only $1.87 with which to buy Jim a present.”“Now, there were two possessions of the James Dillingham Youngs in which they both took a mighty pride.”“On went her old brown jacket; on went her old brown hat.”“Jim stepped inside the door, as immovable as a setter at the scent of a quail. His eyes were fixed upon Della, and there was an expression in them that she could not read, and it terrified her.”
- 3. Multiple ChoiceWhat is an allusion?A reference to the Bible, mythology, a literary work, or historyWhen the author gives hints at what is to come later in the textWhen the author travels back in narration to a past eventThe message of the piece
- 4. Multiple ChoiceWhat type of irony is created at the end of the short story when both Jim and Della realize that both of their gifts are useless?SituationalDramaticVerbalBitter
- 5. Multiple Choice“‘You’ve cut off your hair?’ asked Jim, laboriously, as if he had not arrived at that patent fact yet even after the hardest mental labor.” Based on the way it is used in the sentence, laboriously means…dangerouslytiresomelyangrilyhappily
- 6. Multiple ChoiceWhat does Jim buy Della for Christmas?MakeupA curling ironA set of combsA watch
- 7. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following is NOT a Biblical allusion in this short story?The MagiKing SolomonAdam and EveQueen of Sheba
- 8. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the point of view of this short story?First PersonThird Person, omniscientSecond PersonThird Person, limited
- 9. Multiple ChoiceWhat did Della do so she could buy Jim a gift?She sold her combsShe got a job, which was unusual for a woman at that timeShe sold Jim's wacthShe sold her hair
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWhat did Jim sell in order to buy Della a gift?His hairHis grandfather's pocket watchHis carHis best suit
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