Gift of the Magi

Who is the protagonist in The Gift of the Magi?

• Della
• Her hair
• Poverty
• Madame Sofronie

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Who/What is the antagonist in The Gift of the Magi?

• Della
• Jim
• Poverty
• Madame Sofronie

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What are Jim and Della's most prized possessions? 

• Della's hair & Jim's job
• Della's looking glass mirror & Jim's hair 
• Della's beauty & Jim's great personality
• Della's hair & Jim's gold watch

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Della saves her money by "bulldozing the grocer and the vegetable man and the butcher until one's cheeks burned with the sllent imputation of parsimony." Which statement best describes Della's relationship with the shopkeepers? 

• she is angry at the shopkeepers for accusing her of stealing
• she is embarrassed 
• the shopkeepers are embarrassed when they see how poor she is
• she argues with the shopkeepers about their prices and her face turns red

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Why does the author make a reference to Queen of Sheba and King Solomon?

• To show how poor Jim and Della are
• To show that Della and Jim's possessions are valuable to them
• To show the time period
• To connect to history

When the narrator says that after Della sold her hair, two hours "tripped by on rosy wings", he means that she

• felt very happy
• was worried
• was not thinking clearly
• had ups and downs

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Which word best describes Jim’s first reaction to Della after she returns from Mme. Sofronie?

• terrified
• disappointment
• heartbroken
• stunned

  O. Henry's purpose in writing "The Gift of the Magi" was to 

• show that the best gifts come from the heart
• create sympathy for the poor
• poke fun at people like Jim and Della
• retell the Christmas story in a modern setting

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When O. Henry wrote that "life is made up of sobs, sniffles. and smiles, with sniffles predominating." he was making a statement about 

• the overall sadness of life
• what a crybaby Della is
• how often people get ill
• the way women express emotions

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Jim's "peculiar expression" when he sees Della's haircut is a result of 

• his anger with her for cutting her hair
• his confusion about why she looks different
• the recognition that the combs he bought for her are useless
• the loss of physical attraction for her

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