Study Sync Short Story Questions Please write your answers in complete sentences on a separate sheet of paper! Please make sure to answer all the parts of each question. “Gift of the Magi” by O. Henry Think Questions 1. Why did Della want to buy a special Christmas present for Jim? Refer to details from the text or inferences you have drawn from text details to support your answer. 2. Use details from the text to write two or three sentences describing the financial situation of the young couple and its effect on them. 3. Write two or three sentences exploring how the gifts affect Della and Jim’s relationship. Support your answer with textual evidence. 4. Use context to determine the meaning of the word depreciate as it is used in “The Gift of the Magi.” Write your definition of depreciate here and tell how you found it. Then check your inferred meaning in a print or digital dictionary. 5. Consider the meaning of the word “dominate” and that the Latin prefix pre- can mean “in front of.” Use that information and the context clues provided in the passage to determine the meaning of predominating. Write your definition of predominating here and tell how you determined its meaning. Write Questions The author concludes that Della and Jim, despite having “unwisely sacrificed for each other the greatest treasures of their house,” were in fact the wisest of gift-givers. Do you agree? Explain why or why not. What message about the value of gifts do you think O. Henry is making in this story? Have we confused the real value of gift with its price, or is money a fair measurement of value? O. Henry is famous for ending his stories with an ironic twist—an outcome that is the opposite of what was expected. Explain how this is ironic and whether the unexpected outcome of “The Gift of the Magi” makes sense for the characters, and why.
Study Sync Short Story Questions Please write your answers in complete sentences on a separate sheet of paper! Please make sure to answer all the parts of each question. “Gift of the Magi” by O. Henry Think Questions 1. Why did Della want to buy a special Christmas present for Jim? Refer to details from the text or inferences you have drawn from text details to support your answer. 2. Use details from the text to write two or three sentences describing the financial situation of the young couple and its effect on them. 3. Write two or three sentences exploring how the gifts affect Della and Jim’s relationship. Support your answer with textual evidence. 4. Use context to determine the meaning of the word depreciate as it is used in “The Gift of the Magi.” Write your definition of depreciate here and tell how you found it. Then check your inferred meaning in a print or digital dictionary. 5. Consider the meaning of the word “dominate” and that the Latin prefix pre- can mean “in front of.” Use that information and the context clues provided in the passage to determine the meaning of predominating. Write your definition of predominating here and tell how you determined its meaning. Write Questions The author concludes that Della and Jim, despite having “unwisely sacrificed for each other the greatest treasures of their house,” were in fact the wisest of gift-givers. Do you agree? Explain why or why not. What message about the value of gifts do you think O. Henry is making in this story? Have we confused the real value of gift with its price, or is money a fair measurement of value? O. Henry is famous for ending his stories with an ironic twist—an outcome that is the opposite of what was expected. Explain how this is ironic and whether the unexpected outcome of “The Gift of the Magi” makes sense for the characters, and why.
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