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प्रश्न
Answer the following question:
Why and how did Della sell her hair? Do you think she did well?
उत्तर
Della sells her hair to Madame Sofronie for twenty dollars, which was just enough money to buy a platinum fob chain form which costs twenty-one dollars. Della made a mistake by selling her hair because Jim had brought a comb for her. Which becomes useless since she already cut off her hair.
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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 :
Strangers: __________________
Answer the following question:
Why did Della take pride in the beauty of her hair?
Answer the following question:
Why did Della feel sad about losing her hair?
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 the following basic plot diagram :
Think and answer on your own in a few sentences, in your notebook.
Justify the title of the story, ‘The Gift of the Magi’.
Think and answer on your own in a few sentences, in your notebook.
Gifts that you buy have fixed prices/ rates. How can the buyer increase the value of a gift bought for someone very dear in the family?
Pick out and rewrite the exact sentence which indirectly implies the following :
The flat was in a dilapidated condition.
Pick out and rewrite the exact sentence which indirectly implies the following :
Della spent a joyful time, for two hours.
Read the following and answer.
Say WHAT
______ troubled Della on Christmas Eve?
