First Year English Book-1 Lesson No. 12: The Gift of the Magi Notes

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Questions and Answers

Q2. How much did she save for Christmas?

Ans. She saved one dollar and eighty-seven cents for Christmas.

Q3. Why was she proud of the beauty of her hair?

Ans. She felt proud of her long, beautiful brown hair because Jim loved it, and it was like a dress for her.

Q4. Why did she sell her hair?

Ans. She sold her hair to buy a beautiful gift for Jim when she didn't have enough money.

Q5. Why did Jim sell the gold watch?

Ans. Jim sold the gold watch to buy a gift for Della because he didn't have enough money.

Q6. Why did they want to exchange the gifts?

Ans. They wanted to exchange gifts because they deeply loved each other and wanted to give each other something special for Christmas.

Q7. Why was she sad about losing her hair?

Ans. Della had a strong attachment to her hair, so losing it made her feel sad.

Q8. Why didn't Jim welcome her when he came home?

Ans. Jim couldn't welcome her because he had sold his watch to buy combs for Della, not knowing that she had cut her hair.

Q9. What did he take out of his coat?

Ans. He took out beautiful and costly combs from his coat.

Q10. How beautiful was the gold watch chain?

Ans. The gold watch chain was simple in design, but its value lay in the precious material it was made of.