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12. The gift of the Magi |
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By: O. Henry |
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Short Questions and Answers |
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Q/1 How much did Della save for Christmas? |
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Ans: Della saved $ 1.87 for Christians. She had collected this amount cent by cent. |
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Q/2: Way did Della feel pride in the beauty of her hair? |
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Ans: She felt pride in the beauty of her hair because they were long and brown and more valuable and beautiful than any queen's gifts and jewels. |
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Q/3: Why did she sell her hair? |
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Ans: She sold her hair because she wanted to buy a beautiful gift for Jim. |
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Q/4: Why did Jim sell the gold watch? |
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Ans: Jim wanted to buy a gift for Della but he had not enough money to buy one. So, he sold his watch to get money. |
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Q/5: Why did they want to present the gifts? |
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Ans: Della and Jim wanted to present gifts each other on Christmas because both were in deep love. They wanted to present the gifts of their favorer it things. |
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Q/6: Why did she feel sad on losing her hair? |
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Ans: Della felt sad on losing her hair because she had long, brown and beautiful hair and she loved them much. |
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Q/7: Why did not Jim welcome her when he stepped in? |
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Ans: Jim did not welcome Della when he stepped in because he was extreme by shocked to see all Della's hair removed from her head. He had just bought combs for her hair after selling his watch. Now his precious gift was of no use. |
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Q/8: What did he bring out from his coat? |
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Ans: Jim brought out beautiful and costly combs from his coat. |
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Q/9: How beautiful was the gold watch chain? |
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Ans: Though the gold watch chain was very simply made, it looked very beautiful and valuable. Its Value was in its rich and pure material. |