The Gift of the Magi and The Bully Reading Review

The main conflict of the "Gift of the Magi is:

• Jim doesn’t have a chain for his watch.

• It’s Christmas Eve, but Jim and Della can’t afford to go out for a nice dinner.

• Jim and Della are too poor to buy one another special Christmas gifts.

• Della’s hair is getting too long and she can’t afford a haircut.

“So now Della’s beautiful hair fell about her, shining like a falling stream of brown water” is an example of what figurative language?

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Onomatopoeia

• Hyperbole

What can you infer from the following quote?

“With that chain on his watch, Jim could look at his watch and learn the time anywhere he might be. Though the watch was so fine, it had never had a fine chain. He sometimes took it out and looked at it only when no one could see him do it”

• Having a fine pocket watch is not very important to Jim.

• He is embarrassed to have such a fine watch, but no chain to hang it from.

• Jim doesn’t need a chain for his fine pocket watch.

• He doesn’t want anyone to know he has such a fine pocket watch because they would be jealous.

One of the themes of The Gift of the Magi is that love and companionship are more valuable than any material possessions money can buy. Which of the following quotes from the text best reflects that theme?

• “’Maybe the hairs of my head could be counted,’ she said, ‘but no one could ever count my love for you. Shall we eat dinner, Jim?’”

• “If a queen had lived in the rooms near theirs, Della would have washed and dried her hair where the queen could see it”

• “At seven, Jim’s dinner was ready for him”

• “He [Jim] needed a new coat and he had nothing to cover his cold hands”

In the Gift of the Magi, Della sells her hair to buy a chain for Jim’s watch, but Jim sells his watch to buy her a comb for her hair. What literary device is this an example of?

• Symbolism

• Foreshadowing

• Irony

• Hyperbole

In the Gift of the Magi which pair of character traits can be used to describe both Della and Jim?

• Selfish and vain

• Selfless and generous

• Reckless and inconsiderate

• Courageous and outspoken

In The Bull, why did Darrell and his mom move to California?

• they hated Philadelphia

• so Darrells mom could start a new job

• Philidelphia was too dangerous

• Darrell's school was closing down

Who did he meet at the supermarket checkout?

• Bailey Tomas
• Tyray Hobbs
• Amberlynn
• Deja

Uncle Jason thinks Darrell is

• small & weak
• burly
• smarter than his sons
• tall and muscular

Select all of the following that are correct:

Which of these are themes of The Bully?

• If you want to get something done, you have to do something about it.

• People are capable of improving themeselves and overcoming terrible situations.

• Bullying is a huge problem, but there is really nothing anyone can do about it.