Characters
What is Della’s most prized possession?
What is her long, beautiful hair?
Why is Della upset at the beginning of the story?
What is she only has $1.87 to buy Jim a gift?
What theme does the story emphasize?
What is true love requires sacrifice?
What is the tone of the story?
What is warm and bittersweet?
To desire strongly
What is ‘yearn’?
What is Jim’s most prized possession?
What is his gold pocket watch?
What does Della buy for Jim?
What is a gold chain for his pocket watch?
Why does the story focus on giving gifts?
What is to show the characters’ love and generosity?
Why does the author use imagery in describing Della’s hair?
What is to emphasize its beauty and value?
To be able to move quickly and easily
What is ‘agile’?
Why does Della sell her hair?
What is to buy a gift for Jim?
How does Jim get the money to buy Della’s gift?
What is by selling his watch?
What does the story suggest is more important than material things?
What is love and selflessness?
What do the Magi’s gifts and Jim and Della’s gifts symbolize?
What is both represent love and sacrifice?
A vocabulary word that is a synonym for convince.
What is ‘coax’?
What gift does Jim buy for Della?
What is a set of combs for her hair?
What is ironic about the ending?
What is their sacrifices make their gifts unusable?
How does Della feel about her sacrifice for Jim?
What is happy because it shows her love?
Why does the author use irony in the ending?
What is to highlight the sacrifices made out of love?
What vocabulary word is an antonym for important?
What is ‘inconsequential’?
How do Della and Jim show their love for each other?
What is by sacrificing their most valuable possessions?
What lesson do Jim and Della learn at the end of the story?
What is love is more important than material possessions?
What lesson does the comparison to the Magi teach readers?
What is wise people value selfless giving?
What is a specific example of foreshadowing in the story?
What is when Della gazes at her hair and hurries out of the apartment/ when Jim is confused about where Della’s hair has gone/ when Jim sits down and smiles after getting Della’s gift?
What vocabulary words complete the sentence? The girl ____ her sisters room to find the _____ necklace she wanted to wear.
What are ‘ransacked’ and ‘coveted’?