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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