The Gift of the Magi

Della wants a proper watch chain for Jim because his beautiful watch only has an old __________.

• leather strap

• worn ribbon

• faded band

• broken buckle

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

How much money does Della have at the beginning of the story?

• 2.00

• 3.00

• 1.87

• 2.87

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CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.3

Sacrifice (giving up something) is a theme (big idea) in the story.

• True

• False

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

Money is a theme (big idea) in the story.

• True

• False

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CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

Who was Madame Sofronie?

• She sold Della the watch "fob" chain

• She ran a hair goods store and bought Della's hair

• She was the mother-in-law

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.10

The story can be classified as:

• Fiction (made up/ not true)

• Nonfiction (true story)

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CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

So now Della's beautiful hair fell about her flowing and shining LIKE a cascade of brown waters. What literary device is present in the sentence?

• Metaphor ( comparison between two unlike things using is or are)

• Simile (comparison between two, unlike things, using like or as)

Answer explanation

Similes are comparisons between two unlike things using like or as.

Do you need some simile reminders?

I know that definition like the back of my hand. Those two are as different as night and day. He stood out like a sore thumb. That answer is as clear as mud. Grandpa has a memory like a sieve. The mouse is as dead as a doornail.

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CCSS.RI.9-10.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

What do you think? Why would an author use Situational Irony? What is the effect on the reader? What can you come up with? You may talk with classmates.

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CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.3

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

Who were the original Magi?

• Jim and Della

• Adam and Eve

• The three kings who gave gifts to the baby Jesus

• the shepherds who traveled to see Jesus

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CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.8.10