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What does Della do to raise the money for Jim's Christmas present?

• She borrows money from a loan shark.

• She sells her hair.

• She sells her wedding

  ring.

• She sells her clothes.

What is the main conflict in the story?

• Della and Jim are struggling to make ends meet.

• Della is upset because Jim

  forgets her birthday.

• Jim is angry because Della spent too much money.

• Della and

  Jim have different ideas about what to do with their money.

What is the significance of the title "The Gift of the Magi"?

• It refers to the three wise men who brought gifts to Jesus.

• It suggests that the

  characters are wise like the magi.

• It symbolizes the selflessness of the characters.

• It refers to the characters' poverty.

What is the irony in the story?

• Della and Jim both sell something valuable to buy a gift for the other.

• Della and Jim

  end up with gifts that they cannot use.

• Della and Jim forget each other's birthdays.

• Della and Jim fight over how to spend their money.

What is the theme of the story?

• Love and sacrifice.

• Wealth and poverty.

• Betrayal and forgiveness.

• Honesty

  and deception.

Who is the narrator of the story?

• Jim

• Della

• O.Henry

• Third-person omniscient narrator.

What is the setting of the story?

• is set in a small apartment in New York City at Christmastime.

• is set in a big apartment in New York City at Christmastime.

• is set in a small apartment in Canada at Christmastime.

• is set in a small apartment in Canada at Winter.

How does Jim react to Della's gift?

• Jim is surprised and delighted

• Jim is surprised and shocked

• Jim is not surprised and delighted

• Jim is overthinking and upet

What is the message of the story?

• is that true love requires sacrifice and selflessness.

• is that fake love requires sacrifice and selflessness.

• is that true love requires sacrifice and ironic.

• is that fake love requires surpised and selflessness.

Why is the ending of the story ironic?

• because Della and Jim have both given up their most prized

  possessions to buy gifts for each other that are now useless.

• because Della and Jim have both given up their most prized

  possessions to buy gifts for each other that are now useful.

• because third-person omniscient narrator. have given up his/her most prized

  possessions to buy gifts for each other that are now useless.

• because Della and Jim have both given up their cheap prized

  possessions to buy gifts for each other that are now useless.