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प्रश्न
Read the following and answer.
Say WHAT
______ troubled Della on Christmas Eve?
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उत्तर
Della did not have enough money to buy Jim a decent/good Christmas gift.
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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 : ________________.
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 Della take pride in the beauty of her hair?
Why and how did Della sell her hair? Do you think she did well?
Answer the following question:
Why did Della feel sad about losing her hair?
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.

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.
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.
If you share this story with some friends in a junior class, how would they react in the end?
