WorksheetsThe Gift of the Magi
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 22mins
O. Henry references the Magi in both the title and the story itself. What kind of literary device is this?
Metaphor
Personification
Allusion
Foreshadowing
Jim has sold what in order to buy a present for Della?
His shoes
His family's watch
He didn't sell anything
His overcoat
Why does Jim react so strangely when Della tells him she has sold her hair?
He is upset that she didn't consult him
He thinks she looks like a chorus girl
He is ashamed of not being an adequate provider
He has bought a gift for her that is no longer usable
When Jim and Della realize the full extent of what they have done, they:
refuse to believe it
look for someone else to blame
make plans to undo what they have done
try to make the best of it
Della chooses the gift she gets for Jim because it:
is surely nicer than what he has bought her
will make his old watch look like new
seems to be made for him
costs just the right amount
At the end of the story, Jim puts his gift from Della away for safekeeping because:
it is valuable in emotional terms
he doesn't have a current use for it
it is fragile
it is valuable in terms of money
What type of irony is used in this story?
Dramatic Irony
Situational Irony
Verbal Irony
When Della opens her gift, she is overcome with mixed feelings that include all of the following except:
despair
delight
disbelief
guilt
Della's hair and Jim's watch have always made them feel:
nervous
ashamed of their other possesions
worthy of each other
proud
At the beginning of the story, which of the following is most upsetting to Della?
The possibility that Jim would not be able to buy her a gift
The idea of not having a present good enough for Jim
The though of parting with her hair
The though that short hair may be unattractive
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