Text-dependent questions
for the following questions, choose the best answer or respond in complete sentences.
directions: for the following questions, choose
1.
which of the following best states a theme from the story?
your status doesn't define you
beauty isn't everything
c. it's the thought that counts
unselfish love is the greatest of all gifts
b.
2.
how does the first paragraph develop the plot of the story?
a. it illustrates how rude della is
it illustrates how independent della is
it illustrates how expensive it is to live in london
it illustrates how concerned with money della is
3.
irony is when something unexpected happens in the story. explain how the ending of "the
gift of the magi" is ironic.