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प्रश्न
Answer the following question:
Why did Jim sell his gold watch? Do you think he did well?
उत्तर
Jim sold his gold watch, which belonged to his father and grandfather so that he could buy a set of beautiful combs that Della yearned for. Jim made a mistake by selling his watch to buy the combs because Della had already sold her hair to buy him a platinum chain for his gold watch.
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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: ______________.
Complete the following.
Della wanted to buy ___________________.
Answer the following question:
How much did Della save for Christmas? What does it show?
Answer the following question:
Why did Della take pride in the beauty of her hair?
Answer the following question:
Why and how did Della sell her hair? Do you think she did well?
Answer the following question:
What is the moral of the story?
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 : |
Complete the following basic plot diagram :
Pick out and rewrite the exact sentence which indirectly implies the following :
Della was not too happy about bargaining for grocery etc.
Pick out and rewrite the exact sentence which indirectly implies the following :
King Soloman would express his jealousy of Jim.
