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The Gift of the Magi

Authored by Margaret Anderson

English

6th - 8th Grade

20 Questions

CCSS covered

The Gift of the Magi
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

In the opening of the short story, what is Della concerned about?

Her husband is earning less money than he did previously.
She does not have enough money to buy her husband a proper present.
There is a gray cat walking along their fence.

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

According to the narrator, life is full of:

symbolism and metaphors
gains and losses
sobs, sniffles, and smiles

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.2.6

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

Della and Jim's apartment can best be described as

poor
grand
modern

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

What is Della's greatest possession?

The Queen of Sheebah
her hair
Her ability to create her own happiness

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

Della's decision to sell her hair to buy a proper present for Jim can best be described as a ___________________

sacrifice for love
an easy way out
a way of correcting all of her mistakes

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Della's hair and Jim's watch have always been a source of:

Pride
Nervousness
Anxiety
Shame

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Jim reacts strangely to the news of Della's hair being sold because

He thinks she looks like a Coney Island chorus girls
He thinks she looks like a truant school boy
He is upset that she did not consult him about her hair first!
He knows that he has bought something she can not use!

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RI.6.1

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