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In "The Gift of the Magi" Della is presented as_____________?

Correct answer: D. a sacrificing wife

  • A. a loving wife
  • B. a snobbish wife
  • C. a hypocritical wife
  • D. a sacrificing wife

Explanation

Della sacrifices her beautiful hair to buy a chain for Jim’s watch, so her defining quality is self-sacrificing love. She is not presented as snobbish or hypocritical in O. Henry’s story.

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