The Cristmas Presents (short story) | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

English 13 Public

General questions about the story

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The main characters of the story are ...

The main characters are Della and her husband, James.

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The story took place on ... in ...

The story took place on Christmas Eve in New York.

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The couple lived in ...

a poor little room in New York.

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James didn't have a job. True or false?

False. He had a job but it wasn´t good.

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Della called her husband Jim but his full name was Mr James Dillingham Young. True or false?

True

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What were "the two special things" Della and Jim had at the beginning of the story?

They had Jim's gold watch and Della's hair.

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Della cut her long hair and sold it to Madame Edith for thirty dollars. True or false?

False. Della cut her long hair and sold it to Madame Eloise for twenty one dollars.

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With the money she got from her hair, Della bought Jim ...

a gold chain for his watch.

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At first Jim was unhappy when he saw Della's short hair because ...

Jim bought Della combs for her long hair.

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"My hair will soon be long again", who said this?

Della said this.

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Why did Jim sell his watch?

Because he used that money to buy Della a Christmas present.

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Jim and his wife were very much in love. True or false?

True

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"Let's keep our presents for a time. They're so nice", who said this?

Jim said this.

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