Read the following passage from " The Gift of the Magi" .Then, answer the following questions: Della finished her cry and attended to her cheeks with the powder rag. She stood by the window and looked out dully at a gray cat walking a gray fence in a gray backyard. Tomorrow would be Christmas Day, and she had only $1.87 with which to buy Jim a present. She had been saving every penny she could for months, with this result. Twenty dollars a week doesn’t go far. Expenses had been greater than she had calculated. They always are. Only $1.87 to buy a present for Jim. Her Jim. Many a happy hour she had spent planning for something nice for him. Something fine and rare and sterling—something just a little bit near to being worthy of the honor of being owned by Jim. 14. Which description of Della does the passage most clearly support? * a. a habitual shopper b. a loving wife c. a wealthy heiress 15. Which statement best describes the conflict that Della faces? * a. She does not have enough money to buy her husband a gift. b. She refuses to admit that she and Jim are poor. c. She likes to shop, but she and Jim have no money. 16. Della wants to buy a gift for her husband that is “fine and rare and sterling.” In this context, which of the multiple meanings of "sterling" applies? * a. made of strengthened silver b. payable in British money c. of superior quality 17. Which of the following options best describes how the author could create a frame story for “The Gift of the Magi”? * a. The author could tell some events from Jim’s perspective and some from Della’s. b. The author could tell another story in which a character narrates Jim and Della’s story.

Answer:

14. b. a loving wife.

15. a. She does not have enough money to buy her husband a gift.

16. c. of superior quality.

17. b. The author could tell another story in which a character narrates Jim and Della’s story.

Explanation:

O. Henry's short story "The Gift of the Magi" focuses on a poor couple and their struggle to survive. But amidst their poverty, their loyalty and love for each other, their selfless sacrifice to ensure the other gets the best Christmas gift shows how they are the wisest men.

In the given excerpt, Della is shown worried about how she could get a 'presentable' Christmas gift for her husband Jim. Her worried state to make him happy shows her to be a loving and caring wife. And even though she did not have enough to buy him a good gift, she still wanted to get something that's "worthy of the honor of being owned by Jim".

The word "sterling" refers to something that is of superior quality that will make the Christmas gift seem more valuable.

A frame story is when a story is told by a character of a story. This means that a frame story is "a story within a story". So, to make this story a frame story, the author could tell the story through a character. This character could narrate the story of Jim and Della, thereby making it a "story within a story".

After reading the short story "The Gift of the Magi," by O. Henry, we can answer the questions in the following manner:

14. B. A loving wife.

15. A. She does not have enough money to buy her husband a gift.

16. C. Of superior quality.

17. B. The author could tell another story in which a character narrates Jim and Della's story.

Now, let's break down each of the answers above:

14. In "The Gift of the Magi," Della is a loving wife and Jim is a loving husband. They are both willing to sacrifice their most valuable possessions to buy each other gifts.

15. The conflict Della faces in the excerpt we are analyzing here is that she has no money to buy Jim a gift. She is sad and crying, but determined to find a way.

16. The word "sterling" as used in the context means "of superior quality." Although poor, Della wants to give Jim a good gift.

17. A frame story is a story inside another story. When a character in a story begins to narrate another story, that is when we have a frame story.

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