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The Gift of the Magi By O. Henry Directions: Read the short story and answer the questions that follow. Refer to the text to check your answers when appropriate. One dollar and eighty-seven cents. That was all. And sixty cents of it was in pennies. Pennies saved one and two at a time by bulldozing the grocer and the vegetable man and the
The magi, as you know, were wise men—wonderfully wise men— who brought gifts to the newborn Christ-child. They were the first to . give Christmas gifts. Being wise, their gifts were doubtless wise ones. And here I have told you the story of two children who were not wise. Each sold the most valuable thing he owned in order to buy a gift for
A collection of downloadable worksheets, exercises and activities to teach The Gift of the Magi, shared by English language teachers.
“The Gift of the Magi” Questions for Critical Reading Review these questions. Take time to create your responses. 1. What are instance of irony in the short story? 2. What is the significance of “3” in the story? a. The story has three main characters: Della, Jim, and Madame Sophronie b. Della counts her money three times (para. 1). c.
The gift of the magi (reading comperhansion) Book club worksheet with vocabulary for pre-intermidiate and intermediate students. You can use it for your christmas lessons or book club, on-line/ off-line lessons. 287 uses.
Quiz yourself on the ultimate tale of love and sacrifice with eNotes' "The Gift of the Magi" Overview Quiz, covering the essential questions on O. Henry's famous work.
The Gift of the Magi questions and chart - Free download as Word Doc (.doc / .docx), PDF File (.pdf), Text File (.txt) or read online for free. This document contains a reading comprehension activity about the short story "The Gift of the Magi" by O'Henry.
