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प्रश्न
Answer the following question:
Why did Della take pride in the beauty of her hair?
उत्तर
Dell's hair beautiful hair fell about her rippling and shining like a cascade of brown waters, which she was proud of.
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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 :
Friends: ______________.
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.
Think of two alternatives that could have prevented Della as well as Jim from selling their most precious possessions.
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?
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.
Pick out and rewrite the exact sentence which indirectly implies the following :
Della’s elated mood underwent a change as she opened her gift.
Read the following and answer.
Say WHAT
______ troubled Della on Christmas Eve?
