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प्रश्न
Complete the following activity :
Map the problems and solutions in “The Gift of the Magi” on the diagram below. Two problems have already been filled in.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
The moment you hear the word ‘Gift’, what feelings do you experience? Complete the web with those feelings.
‘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: __________________
Complete the following.
Della wanted to buy ___________________.
Answer the following question:
How much did Della save for Christmas? What does it show?
Answer the following question:
Why did Jim and Della want to present the gifts?
Answer the following question:
Why did Della feel sad about losing her hair?
Complete the following basic plot diagram :
Think and answer on your own in a few sentences, in your notebook.
Gifts that you buy have fixed prices/ rates. How can the buyer increase the value of a gift bought for someone very dear in the family?
Think and answer on your own in a few sentences, in your notebook.
What situation is the climax of the story? How does it end up as an Anti-climax?
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.
