Gift of the Magi 2

“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

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“There was nothing to do but flop down on the shabby little couch and howl.” Which word in this quoted sentence indicates the couple’s poverty?

• nothing

• flop

• shabby

• howl

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“Life is made up of sobs, sniffles and smiles …” is an example of ____.

• simile

• personification

• alliteration

• onomatopoeia

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Jim’s full name is “Mr. James Dillingham Young.” “The letters of ‘Dillingham’ looked blurred, as though they were thinking seriously of contracting to a modest and unassuming D.” This quote is an example of ____.

• simile

• personification

• alliteration

• onomatopoeia

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O. Henry also includes a biblical reference concerning Jim’s watch. Jim’s gold watch is so exquisite even King _______ would “pluck at his beard in envy.”

• Herod

• David

• Solomon

• Saul

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Della’s hair reaches her _______.

• above her shoulders

• up to her waist

• below her knees

• down to the middle of her back

Della decides to go to Madame Sofronie, the owner of a hair and wig shop. Della sells her hair for _____.

• $10

• $20

• $50

• $100

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After getting the money from selling her hair, Della looks for two hours to find the perfect Christmas gift for Jim, “a platinum fob chain simple and chaste in design, properly proclaiming its value by substance alone, and not by meretricious ornamentation.” The fob reminds Della of both Jim and his watch; the chain possesses “quietness and value;” its appeal and worth are proclaimed in its _______ and unadorned design.

• intricate

• plain

• glossy

• expensive

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When Jim comes home from work, the description of his clothing also accentuates the young couple’s poverty; “He needed a new overcoat and he was without _______.

• a scarf

• boots

• gloves

• all of these

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When Jim first sees Della with her hair short, he has an expression “she could not read. It was not anger, nor surprise, nor disapproval, nor horror …” This quotation is an example of _______.

• repetition

• parallel structure

• metaphor

• symbolism

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