The Gift of the Magi Quiz

Della is best described as

• a miserly penny pincher
• unconcerned about appearance
• generous and loving
• reckless and wild

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Della is sobbing at the beginning of the story because she

• always misses her family on Christmas
• can't find a job
• hates her shabby flat
• has no money for the holidays

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

Which of the following terms bests describes Jim and Della's marriage?

• fiery
• difficult
• loving
• boring

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Who/What is the antagonist in The Gift of the Magi?

• Della
• Jim
• Poverty
• Madame Sofronie

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

Jim's reaction to Della's gift reveals that he is 

• hot-tempered
• forgiving
• unappreciative
• disapproving

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

Jim's "peculiar expression" when he sees Della's haircut is a result of 

• his anger with her for cutting her hair
• his confusion about why she looks different
• the recognition that the combs he bought for her are useless
• the loss of physical attraction for her

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Della only has ______ to spend on a Christmas present for her husband.

• $1.87
• $2.37
• $8.21
• $12.54

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Della decides to go to Madame Sofronie, the owner of a hair and wig shop.  Della sells her hair for _____.   

• $10
• $20
• $50
• $100

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

The theme of this story is that Jim and Della’s love for each other is much more valuable than any _______.    

• material gift
• expensive dinner
• person's opinion
• verbal expressions of love

Jim’s gold watch, his finest possession, is a family heirloom, inherited from his _______.  

• father
• uncle
• godfather
• father-in-law