CLASS 10
THE NECKLACE
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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She doesn’t have much money for Christmas.
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She wants to live in a nicer apartment.
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She had an argument with her husband.
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She is in an unhappy marriage.
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Detailed explanation-1: -In the beginning of ‘The Gift of the Magi’, Della is unhappy because she does not have enough money to buy her husband a Christmas gift. It is Christmas Eve, and she only has one day left to find the right present. She wants to buy him a platinum watch chain for his pocket watch, his most prized possession.
Detailed explanation-2: -It was because she was sad to find out that she could save only 1.87 dollars with which she was in no way able to buy any gift for her Jim. This thought made her so sad that everything became colourless and dull to her. 11. What had Della planned all along?
Detailed explanation-3: -In “The Gift of the Magi, ” Della’s problem is that it is Christmas Eve and she has only “one dollar and eighty-seven cents, ” which is not enough to buy the gift Della wishes to purchase for her husband Jim.
Detailed explanation-4: -"The Gift of the Magi” begins on Christmas Eve with Della counting the money she has saved for Jim’s Christmas present. Even though she has done everything in her power to save every penny she could, she has only $1.87. When she realizes how little she has, she begins to cry.
Detailed explanation-5: -Answer: Jim and Della didn’t have much money to spend on each other for Christmas gifts. They wanted to give each other what they thought were the most valuable gifts they could find. As a result, they had to part with their most valuable possession.