Gift Stories

Why does Jim react so strangely when Della tells him she has sold her hair?

• He thinks she looks like a chorus girl.

• He is upset that she didn’t consult him.

• He is ashamed of not being an adequate provider.

• He has bought a gift for her that is no longer usable.

What did Jim sell in order to buy Della a gift?

• His watch chain
• His hair
• His walking cane
• His pocket watch

Which statement best expresses the theme (LESSON) of "Gift of the Magi"?

• Make sure you give people gifts they can actually use.

• Spending time with people you love is more important than getting them gifts.

• The love and sacrifice that goes into a gift is more important than the gift itself.

• Don't waste money on expensive gifts.

Della is conflicted because she knows she could get good money, but she has to sell her hair.

What kind of conflict is this?

• Person vs. Society

• Person vs. Person

• Person vs. Self

• Person vs. Nature

What kind of irony is used in the short story "The Gift of The Magi"

• Verbal Irony

• Irony of Situation

• Dramatic Irony

Verbal Irony is

• when what is said is opposite of what is meant

• when the audience knows more than a character in the story

• when the opposite of what is expected happens

Situational Irony is

• when what is said is opposite of what is meant

• when the opposite of what is expected happens

• when the audience knows more than a character in the story

Dramatic Irony

• when what is said is opposite of what is meant

• when the opposite of what is expected happens

• when the audience knows more than a character in the story

What point of view is "Gift of the Magi" told in?

• 3rd person limited

• 3rd person omniscient

• 2nd person

• 1st person

Name the device:

"...Della's beautiful hair fell about her, rippling and shining like a cascade of brown waters"

• simile

• personification

• alliteration

• onomatopeia