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Worksheets Name

The Gift of the Magi


Class
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 26mins
Date
Instructor name: Mr. Joey B

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

a) Her husband is earning less money than he did b) There is a gray cat walking along their fence.
previously.

c) She does not have enough money to buy her


husband a proper present.

2. Della and Jim's apartment can best be described as

a) grand b) poor

c) modern

3. What is Della's greatest possession?

a) her hair b) Her ability to create her own happiness

c) The Queen of Sheebah

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

a) an easy way out b) sacrifice for love

c) a way of correcting all of her mistakes

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

a) Shame b) Anxiety

c) Pride d) Nervousness
6. Jim reacts strangely to the news of Della's hair being sold because

a) He thinks she looks like a truant school boy b) He knows that he has bought something she
can not use!

c) He is upset that she did not consult him about d) He thinks she looks like a Coney Island chorus
her hair first! girls

7. The story uses the literary device known as _______________ or a situational twist in plot that the
reader may not guess or expect.

a) Irony b) Dialogue

c) Metaphor d) Climax

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

a) onomatopoeia b) personification

c) alliteration d) similie

9. Jim’s gold watch, his finest possession, is a family heirloom, inherited from his _______.

a) father b) father in law

c) godfather d) uncle

10. Della looks into the “pier glass between the windows of the room. … [her] beautiful hair fell about her,
rippling and shining like a cascade of brown waters.” This quotation contains an example of ______.

a) personification b) alliteration

c) onomatopoeia d) simile

11. Della only has ______ to spend on a Christmas present for her husband.

a) $8.21 b) $1.87

c) $2.37 d) $12.54

12. Who were the Magi?

a) The main characters b) The Three Wise men

c) Santa's elves d) The magicians


13. Which of the following terms bests describes Jim and Della's marriage?

a) fiery b) loving

c) difficult d) boring

14. O. Henry's purpose in writing "The Gift of the Magi" was to

a) show that the best gifts come from the heart b) retell the Christmas story in a modern setting

c) create sympathy for the poor d) poke fun at people like Jim and Della

15. The climax of the story...

a) Della cutting her hair. b) Jim coming home to find Della.

c) When Della opens her gift.

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