The Gift of the Magi
The Necklace
Vocabulary Gift
Vocab Necklace
Miscellaneous
100
Who is the author of The Gift of the Magi?
O. Henry
100
Who is the author of The Necklace?
Guy de Maupassant
100

This word could represent the moves of a gymnast.

What is agile?

100

A really poor person

What is a pauper?

100

What type of irony? When what someone says is the opposite of what they mean. (Sarcasm)

What is verbal irony?

200
What are Jim and Della's most precious possessions?
Jim- his father's watch Della- her long beautiful hair
200
What is Mme. Loisel's reaction when her husband tells her they have been invited to a party?
She is not happy because she does have anything fancy to wear to such a high-class event.
200

This word describes what a thief would do when breaking into someone's home.

What is ransack?

200

Extreme flattery or praise to someone

What is adulation?

200

When what we expect to happen is the opposite of what actually happens.

What is situational irony?

300
How does Della get the extra money to buy Jim a gift? How much does she get?
She cuts off her hair and sells it for $20
300
What does Monsieur Loisel give up in order to buy his wife a dress?
500 francs he was going to use to purchase a rifle to go hunting with some of his friends
300

This word means to greedily desire or wish for something you don't have.

What is coveted?

300
To irritate or annoy someone 

What is vexation?

300

When the audience or reader knows something that the characters do not know.

What is dramatic irony?

400
What is the irony in this story?
Della sells her hair to get Jim a chain for his watch, but Jim sold his watch to get Della hair pins. Situational Irony
400
Why didn't Mathilde tell Mme Forestier she lost her necklace.
She was embarrassed and ashamed. Fear of losing her reputation
400

This word means a record of events.

What is chronicle?

400

To be filled with shock or horror; in disbelief

What is aghast?

400

This is the type of irony we see with the gifts Della and Jim buy for each other.

What is situational irony.

500
What is the theme of the story?
True love is more valuable than money. Jim and Della showed they loved each other by sacrificing their most precious possessions.
500

What does the necklace symbolize? 

(multiple answers)

It symbolizes Mme. Loisel (A person who is attractive on the outside but fake on the inside)

The power of perception and the split between appearances and reality. 

                   (Daily Double)

500

This word means the use of good judgment and common sense.

What is prudence?

     (Daily Double)

500

The entire range or series of something

What is gamut?

500

This type of irony is seen in The Necklace when Madame Loisel has to work ten years to pay off the necklace. 

What is situational irony?

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