Vocabulary
moving with ease
What is agile.
When something happens, that is the opposite of what is expected.
What is irony?
American short-story writer, a master of surprise endings, who wrote about the life of ordinary people in New York City.
Who is O' Henry?
What kind of relationship do Jim and Della have?
What is a loving / caring relationship?
Three wise men who brought gifts to Jesus.
Who are the magi?
To lessen the price or value of something.
What is depreciate?
How you feel when you read a story or passage.
What is mood?
William Sydney Porter.
Who is O' Henry?
How is Della's most valuable possession described in the story?
Her hair is a brown cascade (like a waterfall). It falls below her knees.
One of the themes for this story involves the value of material possessions. Two other themes might be . . . what?
What is love and sacrifice?
A waterfall or a series of small waterfalls over steep rocks.
What is cascade?
A universal idea, lesson, or message explored throughout a work of literature.
What is theme?
O' Henry spent 3 years here.
What is jail?
Where did Jim get the money to buy the combs?
Selling his gold watch.
Della saved her money by "pinching pennies". What does it mean?
What is saving pennies here and there by bargaining?
To initiate or bring about; to urge on.
What is instigate.
The person who tells the story is called the . . .
What is the narrator?
While in prison, O' Henry started to write these.
What are short stories?
This item had been passed down from his grandfather, to his father and now to him.
What is Jim's gold watch?
What time of year does the story take place?
What is Christmas?
Close inspection.
What is scrutiny?
The events that make up a story.
What is the plot?
In 1905.
What year was this story published?
Why does the author refer to Della and Jim as the Magi?
They were wise because they were selfless in giving gifts to one another.
"I buy hair,"...."Take of yer hat and let's have a sight at the looks of it." Who said this?
Who is Madam Sofronie?