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प्रश्न
Answer the following question:
What did Jim bring out from his coat? Describe the scene.
उत्तर
Jim drew a package from his overcoat pocket and threw it in on the table. Della opened the packet and was delighted to see that Jim had gifted her the combs that she had craved for. However, She immediately felt, and when she realized that she had cut off her hair and the gift would not be of any use to her.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
‘Gifts’ need not be material gifts. They can be abstract and yet priceless. For example, favours, kindness, help in times of need, etc.
Think of and enlist such unforgettable gifts given to you by :
Siblings/ relatives : ________________.
Answer the following question:
How much did Della save for Christmas? What does it show?
Answer the following question:
Why and how did Della sell her hair? Do you think she did well?
Answer the following question:
Why did Jim sell his gold watch? Do you think he did well?
Answer the following question:
How did the Magi want to celebrate their Christmas (OR) Who were the first people to give Christmas gifts?
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.
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 : |
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?
Think and answer on your own in a few sentences, in your notebook.
At the end of the story, O Henry remarks that of all who give gifts, Della and Jim were the wisest. Think and explain this paradoxical remark.
Read the following and answer.
Say WHAT
____________ was the current family income?
