The Gift of the Magi Review 2

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

• a. $2.37 
• b. $1.87 
• c. $8.21
• d. $12.54

“There was nothing to do but flop down on the shabby little couch and howl.”  Which word in this quoted sentence indicates the couple’s poverty?        

• a. nothing
• b. flop
• c. shabby
•  d. howl

.  “Life is made up of sobs, sniffles and smiles …” is an example of ____.  

•  onomatopoeia
  alliteration 
•  simile 
•  personification
• allieration

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

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

O. Henry also includes a biblical reference concerning Jim’s watch.  Jim’s gold watch is so exquisite even King _______ would “pluck at his beard in envy.”  

• Herod
• David
• Solomon
• Saul

Della’s hair reaches her ________.  

• shoulders
• waist
• knees
• claves

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

• $10
• $20
• $50
• $100

.  Della wants a proper watch chain for Jim because his beautiful watch only has an old __________.  

• leather strap
• worn ribbon
• faded band
• broken buckle

.  In an attempt to minimize her hair cut, Della uses a curling iron.  O. Henry uses a simile to describe the finished product.  “Within forty minutes her head was covered with tiny, close-lying curls that made her look wonderfully like a __________.”  a. child’s doll  b. scared porcupine  c. truant schoolboy  d. comical puppet  

• child's doll
• scared porcupine
• truant school boy
• comical puppet

When Della opens her present, she understands Jim’s reaction to her haircut.  Jim has bought the expensive set of ______ of “pure tortoise shell, with jeweled rims” she has admired and wanted for quite some time.

• headbands
• combs
• hair pins
• all of these