What is Della and Jim find themselves with not enough money to buy each other gifts a couple of days before Christmas.
100
What is the Husband's name?
Who is Jim
100
What is the birthplace of the Author?
Where is Greensboro, North Carolina
100
What type of irony is this story? (Dramatic, Situational, Verbal)
What is Situational
100
Give two facts about the author
Can be Any facts about the author(Birthplace, Day born and Died, etc.)
200
What is the Rising Action of the story?
What is Della to selling her hair in order to buy Jim a chain for his pocket watch.
200
What is the Wife's name?
Who is Della
200
What is the Authors real name?
What is William Porter
200
Why is the story ironic?
What is Della cuts and sells her hair to buy Jim a chain for his watch and Jim sells his watch to buy Della combs for her hair
200
What is the importance of the story?
What is Della and Jim sacrifice their most valued possessions to demonstrate their love to one another
300
What is the Climax of the story?
What is Jim and Della discover that Jim sold his watch to buy hair combs for Della
300
What does Jim give his wife?
What is hair combs
300
When was O. Henry Born and when did he die?
When is September 11, 1862 and June 5, 1910
300
Why is the Irony the type of irony it is?(Situational, Verbal, Dramatic)
What is Delia gets Jim a chain for his watch by cutting her hair and selling it and Jim gets Delia hair combs by selling his watch. This is why it is Situational Irony.
300
Give an alternative ending for the story
(Opinion Question)
400
What is the Falling Action of the story?
What is the realization that their gifts are now meaningless
400
What does Della give her husband?
What is a chain for his watch
400
How old was O. Henry when he died?
What is 47 years old
400
What is the Symbolism in the story?
(any of these)
What is Both Jim and Della gave up their most prized possession for one another this symbolizes the way that they give all to one another
- he gives away his watch (all his time)
- she gives away her hair (her beauty)
400
What is the Moral of the story?
(any of these are correct)
What is We will give up possessions that mean a great deal to us because of love for another.
- happiness does not depend on money but on love.
500
What is the Resolution of the story?
What is Jim and Della remain in love
500
What is the Setting?
What is New York City in a very modest apartment
500
How did O. Henry die?
What is Liver cirrhosis
500
What is the theme of the story?
What is Sacrifice
500
What do you think is the author's purpose in writing "The Gift of the Magi"