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WorksheetsELA Post-Test: "The Gift of the Magi"
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 20mins
1. Which of the following best states a theme from the story?
Your status doesn’t define you
Beauty isn’t everything
Unselfish love is the greatest of all gifts
It’s the thought that counts
2. Which is NOT an example of how the theme of love is developed throughout the story?
Della saves money so she can get Jim a Christmas gift
Della welcomes Jim warmly when he comes home from work
Della cleans Jim’s favorite watch
Della excitedly shops for Jim’s gift
3. Sacrifice means to give up something you want to keep in order to help someone. How is the theme of sacrifice developed throughout the story?
For weeks, Della embarrassingly shops with the butcher and grocer to try and save money.
Della buys enough food for Jim but does not feed herself.
Jim sells his most prized possession to be able to afford Della’s gift.
A and C
4. How does the first paragraph help develop the plot of the story?
It illustrates how rude Della is
It illustrates how expensive it is to live in London
It illustrates how independent Della is
It illustrates how concerned with money Della is
“Della finished her crying and cleaned the marks of it from her face. She stood by the window and looked out with no interest.Tomorrow would be Christmas Day, and she had only $1.87 with which to buy Jim a gift. She had put aside as much as she could for months, with this result. Twenty dollars a week is not much. Everything had cost more than she had expected. It always happened like that.”
5. How is Della feeling?
Proud because she managed to save up money for Jim’s gift
Upset because she didn’t have much money to spend on a gift for Jim
Concerned because she thought Jim would be upset if he didn’t get a nice gift
Excited because Christmas was tomorrow
6. What is the significance of Della selling her hair?
She needs money to buy Jim’s present
She hates now long it has gotten
She needs money to buy food
She knows that Jim wants her to cut it
7. Why does Della decide to buy Jim a watch chain?
It is the only thing she can afford for Jim
Jim specifically asked for a chain for his watch
It is the nicest thing she can find with the limited time she has
It will compliment Jim’s most valuable possession: his watch
Why was Della nervous for Jim to come home?
She was afraid he wouldn’t like her hair
She was afraid to see what he got her
She was afraid he wouldn’t like his present
She was afraid he wouldn’t like dinner
Why is Jim shocked Della cut her hair?
Because he didn’t think that she was pretty anymore
Because he thought she had more money
Because he loved her hair
Because he bought her combs for Christmas
How is the theme of love represented in the story?
Jim and Della show their love for one another by sacrificing their most prized possessions.
Jim and Della show their love for one another by celebrating Christmas.
Della shows her love for Jim by cutting her hair.
Jim shows his love for Della by appreciating her haircut.
