King Midas
The Gold Coin
The No-Guitar Blues
The Quiltmaker's Gift
The Gift of the Magi
100
What is the name of King Midas' daughter?
King Midas' daughter was named Marygold.
100
What was Juan's "job?"
He was a thief.
100
What did Juan want to buy?
He wanted to buy a guitar.
100
What did the Quiltmaker do with her quilts?
She gave them "to those who are poor or homeless."
100
How did Della earn money to buy a gift for Jim?
She sold her hair.
200
How did King Midas turn his daughter into gold?
King Midas turned Marygold into gold by giving her a kiss.
200
Who said, "I must be the richest person in the world"?
Dona Josefa.
200
What kind of job was Fausto hoping to get?
At first he was hoping to mow lawns, and then he hoped to rake leaves.
200
What did the greedy king collect?
The king collected presents.
200
How did Jim earn money to buy a gift for Della?
He sold his pocket watch.
300
What was King Midas doing when the stranger came to his dungeon?
He was "admiring a pile of gold coins."
300
What was Dona Josefa's job?
She was a healer.
300
What was the name of the dog that Fausto found?
The dog's name was Roger.
300
What did the Quiltmaker tell the King he must do in exchange for a quilt?
The Quiltmaker told the King that for every gift he gave away, she would sew a piece of the quilt.
300
This is what Della bought for Jim.
What is a chain for his pocket watch?
400
When did Midas begin to "doubt whether gold was, after all, the most desirable thing in the world"?
When he discovered that he was unable to eat.
400
What happened when Juan finally caught up to Dona Josefa?
She gave him the coin and he returned it, so that she could give it to someone needy.
400
What lie did Fausto tell the dog's owners? What did they give him as a reward?
Fausto told the dog's owners that he had found the dog by the freeway. The dog's owners gave him a turnover and a twenty-dollar bill.
400
Name the two animals the Quiltmaker encountered during her punishment and state what she did for each.
The Quiltmaker met a bear, for whom she made a pillow, and some birds, for whom she made coats.
400
This is what Jim bought for Della.
What are hair clips?
500
What was the first thing King Midas turned to gold?
His bed covering.
500
What type of work did Juan do for others in exchange for their help finding Dona Josefa?
He dug up potatoes, harvested corn, gathered squash and beans, and harvested coffee.
500
What did Fausto do with his reward? How did he get a guitar?
Fausto put his money in the offering tray at church. Fausto's mother gave him one of her father's old guitars.
500
What was the first thing the king gave away?
The first thing the king gave away was a marble.
500
How much money did Della have at the beginning of the story?
She had $1.87.
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