8th Gift of the Magi Questions

1. What is the setting of the story?

• New Years
• Christmas

2. Who are the main characters?

• Della and Grandfather
• Jim
• Jim and Della

3. Why does Della want to buy Jim a gift for Christmas?

• He is important to her
• She wants him to buy her a gift.

4. Why is Della upset at the beginning of the story

• She lost her job shoveling in front of the stores on her block.
• She does not have enough money to buy a nice present for Jim

5. How much money does Della have to buy a gift for Jim?

• $20
• 1.87

6. What was Della's most valued possession?

• Della's hat
• Della's hair

7. What was Jim's most valued possession?

• Jim's gold watch
• Jim's jacket

8. Why does Della go to Madame Sofronie's?

• to buy a wig
• to sell her hair

9. Why was Jim's gold watch important to him?

• it was beautiful
• it belonged to his brother
• it belonged to his father and grandfather

10. "Della’s hair fell down like a brown waterfall." This is an example of _________________.

• simile
• alliteration