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प्रश्न
Pick out and rewrite the exact sentence which indirectly implies the following :
Della was not too happy about bargaining for grocery etc.
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उत्तर
Pennies saved one and two at a time by bulldozing the grocer and the vegetable man and the butcher until one's cheeks burned.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
‘Gifts’ need not be material gifts. They can be abstract and yet priceless. For example, favours, kindness, help in times of need, etc.
Think of and enlist such unforgettable gifts given to you by :
Siblings/ relatives : ________________.
‘Gifts’ need not be material gifts. They can be abstract and yet priceless. For example, favours, kindness, help in times of need, etc.
Think of and enlist such unforgettable gifts given to you by :
Strangers: __________________
Answer the following question:
How much did Della save for Christmas? What does it show?
Answer the following question:
How did the Magi want to celebrate their Christmas (OR) Who were the first people to give Christmas gifts?
Complete: Use the chart below to explain the situational irony in ‘The Gift of the Magi’. For each character, identify what is expected to happen and what actually happens.
| SITUATIONAL IRONY | |
| What Della plans : | What actually happens |
| What Jim plans : | What actually happens : |
Think and answer on your own in a few sentences, in your notebook.
Think of two alternatives that could have prevented Della as well as Jim from selling their most precious possessions.
Think and answer on your own in a few sentences, in your notebook.
Who were the very first people to give Christmas gifts? What had inspired them to do so?
Think and answer on your own in a few sentences, in your notebook.
At the end of the story, O Henry remarks that of all who give gifts, Della and Jim were the wisest. Think and explain this paradoxical remark.
Pick out and rewrite the exact sentence which indirectly implies the following :
Let us set aside our gifts and get ready for dinner.
Read the following and answer.
Say WHAT
____________ was the current family income?
