「賢者の贈り物」は、オー・ヘンリーの代表作となった短編小説。新約聖書の、東方の聖者がキリストの誕生を贈り物を持って祝いに来たエピソードを下敷きに、贈り物をめぐる行き違いを描いた。 クリスマス劇の演目としても人気が高く、皮肉だが暖かい結末はオマージュが繰り返され、非常に知名度が高い。-Wikipedia
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1. Why is Della worried about money?
a) She wants to buy her husband a Christmas gift.
b) Della owes money to the men at the food market.
c) She wants to buy new combs for her hair.
d) Della’s husband does not have a job.
2. Why does Della go to Madame Sofronie’s shop?
a) Della wants to borrow money from Madame Sofronie.
b) She is buying a gift for her husband at Madame’s shop.
c) Della works at the shop with Madame Sofronie.
d) She is selling her hair to Madame Sofroni.
3. What does Della do with the money from Madame Sofroni?
a) Della uses the money to buy food at the market.
b) She uses it to buy a new watch for Jim.
c) Della uses the money to buy a watch chain for Jim.
d) She gets a haircut to look nice for Christmas.
4. What does Jim give to Della as a Christmas present?
a) A set of beautiful combs for her hair
b) A watch like the one he has.
c) A wig to cover her short hair.
d) A silver chain to wear around her neck.
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