The Gift of the Magi

What is the BEST example of irony in the story?

• The magi took gifts to Jesus.

• Della cut her most prized possession.

• Jim's most prized possession was a watch from his grandfather.

• Jim expected his wife to have hair in which to wear the combs he bought her.

The narrator compares Della and Jim to the magi because

• they gave each other gifts.

• they were like "wise men", knowing that their sacrificial love was the most important part of their gift.

• They followed a star to Bethlehem.

• They took gifts to Jesus.

What is Della’s concern as she waits for Jim to come home?

• She worries that Jim won’t like the present.

• She is concerned that he won’t like the chops that she is making for dinner.

• She is concerned because Jim is arriving home later than usual.

• She is concerned that he will no longer think she is pretty.

How would you feel if you received an imputation?

• a. incompetent

• b. dishonored

• c. replaced

Which of these means the same as to depreciate?

• a. to defray

• b. to decrease

• c. to detangle

Jim is a loving, understanding husband.

• True

• False

Della has an impulsive but giving personality.

• True

• False

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

What kind of conflict is this?

• Individual vs. Society

• Individual vs. Individual

• Individual vs. Self

• Individual vs. Technology

"There was nothing to do but flop down on the shabby little couch and howl." This quotation shows Della's sense of ___________________

• responsibility

• anger

• grief

• helplessness

"Della finished her cry... and looked out dully at a gray cat walking a gray fence in a gray backyard." The repetition of the word "gray" reinforces the ______________ mood.

• dreary

• holiday

• colorful

• boring