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Academic Vocabulary
This and That
100
Watch
What is Jim's prized possession?
100
fob
What is the name of the chain or ribbon used for a watch that Della buys Jim?
100
Della's hair and Jim's watch have always been a source of this.
What is pride?
100
THe number of types of irony.
What is three?
100
Della does this to make hair new haircut prettier.
What is curl her hair?
200
Hair
What is Della's prized possession?
200
The wisemen that are represented byJim and Della
What are the Magi?
200
$1.87
What is the amount of money Della has to buy Jim a gift at the beginning of the story?
200
Name the type of irony that the reader knows what is going to happen but the characters in the story do not.
What is dramatic irony?
200
When Della opens her gift from Jim she is overcome with many feelings but not _______.
What is anger?
300
His grandfather
Where did Jim get his watch from?
300
Stingy, frugral, penny-pinching.
What is parsimony?
300
When Della and Jim realize the extent of what has happened AFTER opening their gifts they try to make the ______ of the situation?
What is the "best" of the situation?
300
The type of irony where a charasays something that is not expected.
What is verbal irony?
300
Della doesn't think she will have a suitable gift for Jim.
What is the reason Della is upset at the beginning of they?
400
Madame Sofronie
Who cut Della's hair?
400
Flourshing, successful, having good fortune
What is properous?
400
THe st uses a literary device called _______in the plot that the reader may not guess or expect.
What is irony?
400
The type of irony that occurs when a situation is not handled the one that one expects.
What is situational irony?
400
At the end of the story, Jim puts Della's gift away because....
What is he has no use for it at the moment?
500
20 dollars
What is the amount that Della received for her hair?
500
A strip of plastic, bone or metal that is used to hold hair in place.
What is a comb?
500
Jim is surprised when he returns home and sees this.
What is Della's hair is cut short?
500
Plot is the __________________ of ________________ in a story each leading to or causing the next to happen.
What is sequence of events?
500
The Magi invented what tradition that occurs dring the holidays.
What is gift giving?