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The Gift of the Magi. By O. Henry. Name: _____________________________. Directions: Read the short story and answer the questions that follow. Refer to the text to check your answers when appropriate. One dollar and eighty-seven cents. That was all.
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One dollar and eighty-seven cents. That was all. And sixty cents of it was in pennies. Pennies saved one and two at a time by bulldozing the grocer and the vegetable man and the butcher until one's cheeks burned with the silent imputation of parsimony that such close dealing implied. Three times Della counted it. One dollar and eighty- seven cents....
One dollar and eighty-seven cents. That was all. And sixty cents of it was in pennies. Pennies saved one and two at a time by negotiating with the men at the market who sold vegetables and meat. Negotiating until one’s face burned with the silent knowledge of being poor. Three times Della counted it. One dollar and eighty-seven cents. And the next ...
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This is probably O. Henry's best known work. It is the classic Christmas tale of a young couple who sacrifice their most valued treasures for one another. It is a story that sticks with readers. Suggested reading level for this text: Grade 5-9.
The magi, as you know, were wise men—wonderfully wise men— who brought gifts to the newborn Christ-child. They were the first to . give Christmas gifts. Being wise, their gifts were doubtless wise ones. And here I have told you the story of two children who were not wise. Each sold the most valuable thing he owned in order to buy a gift for
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A collection of downloadable worksheets, exercises and activities to teach The Gift of the Magi, shared by English language teachers.
“The Gift of the Magi” WORKSHEET 1. What did Della want to buy for her husband for Christmas? How much money did she have to start with? 2. What did Della sell to get the $20.00 she needed to buy her husband’s present? 3. What did Jim buy for his wife for Christmas? 4. How much money did Jim make a week at his job? 5. Where does Della work?
This vocabulary worksheet defines words from "The Gift of the Magi" (prosperous, vanish, ecstatic, predominant, inconsequential, generous, mammoth, gradually, instigate, depreciate, imputation, parsimony, and truant) and asks students to use the words t o fill in blanks in sentences.
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