Please select a subject first
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Complete the following.
Della wanted to buy ___________________.
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Complete the following.
Della’s beautiful hair tell about _____________.
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Answer the following question:
How much did Della save for Christmas? What does it show?
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Why did Della take pride in the beauty of her hair?
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Why and how did Della sell her hair? Do you think she did well?
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Answer the following question:
Why did Jim sell his gold watch? Do you think he did well?
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Answer the following question:
Why did Jim and Della want to present the gifts?
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Answer the following question:
Why did Della feel sad about losing her hair?
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What did Jim bring out from his coat? Describe the scene.
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Answer the following question:
How beautiful was the gold watch chain? Would you have liked to own it?
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Answer the following question:
How did the Magi want to celebrate their Christmas (OR) Who were the first people to give Christmas gifts?
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Answer the following question:
What is the moral of the story?
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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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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 : |
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Complete the following basic plot diagram :
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Think and answer on your own in a few sentences, in your notebook.
What would you do if you ran short of money, to buy a birthday gift for one of your parents/ siblings?
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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.
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Think and answer on your own in a few sentences, in your notebook.
Justify the title of the story, ‘The Gift of the Magi’.
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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?
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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?
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