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    Answer Key - The Gift of The Magi: Pre-Reading Activity 1: Gifts in Your Life

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    Della sold her beautiful long hair to a wig maker for $20 to buy her husband Jim a watch chain for Christmas. When Jim arrived home, he was surprised and saddened to see Della with short hair, but then delighted when she gave him the watch chain. However, unbeknownst to them, they had each sold their most valuable possessions to buy Christmas gifts for each other. They realized that the true gifts were their love and sacrifice for one another.

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    Della sold her beautiful long hair to a wig maker for $20 to buy her husband Jim a watch chain for Christmas. When Jim arrived home, he was surprised and saddened to see Della with short hair, but then delighted when she gave him the watch chain. However, unbeknownst to them, they had each sold their most valuable possessions to buy Christmas gifts for each other. They realized that the true gifts were their love and sacrifice for one another.

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    Della sold her beautiful long hair to a wig maker for $20 to buy her husband Jim a watch chain for Christmas. When Jim arrived home, he was surprised and saddened to see Della with short hair, but then delighted when she gave him the watch chain. However, unbeknownst to them, they had each sold their most valuable possessions to buy Christmas gifts for each other. They realized that the true gifts were their love and sacrifice for one another.

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    Answer Key - The Gift of The Magi: Pre-Reading Activity 1: Gifts in Your Life

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    Della sold her beautiful long hair to a wig maker for $20 to buy her husband Jim a watch chain for Christmas. When Jim arrived home, he was surprised and saddened to see Della with short hair, but then delighted when she gave him the watch chain. However, unbeknownst to them, they had each sold their most valuable possessions to buy Christmas gifts for each other. They realized that the true gifts were their love and sacrifice for one another.

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    Answer key | The Gift of the Magi

    Pre-reading Activity 1: Gifts in Your Life

    Answers will vary.

    Pre-reading Activity 2: Vocabulary Building

    Answers may vary; some examples of possible descriptive words about each item are provided below.

    1. A small, flat, brown leather 2. A round gold pocket watch 3. A gray wool coat with three
    case with a brass fastener. For with a long gold chain to secure buttons down the front of it.
    carrying money. it to clothing. The watch has a
    cover to protect its face.

    4. A round mirror with a fancy 5. A decorative comb with four 6. A woman’s brown felt hat with a
    black metal frame. It sits on a small leaves and pearls and brown satin ribbon.
    stand on the table. diamonds. The teeth hold the
    comb in the hair.

    7. A shiny necklace with seven 8. An alert, brown hunting dog. 9. A blue mailbox with an opening
    jewels, each trimmed with where letters can be left by the mail
    smaller jewels. carrier.

    10. A furnished room with a 11. An electric door-bell that 12. A beautiful cascade of water
    wooden double bed and a table makes a sound inside when falling down over a rocky ridge into a
    with a bowl and pitcher for pressed outside the door. It lets pool of water in the forest.
    washing. the residents know they have a
    visitor.
    While-reading Activity 1: Draw the Scene

    Items mentioned on pages one and two are listed below; other answers may vary. Drawings will vary.

    windows bed small letter-box electric bell

    narrow looking-glass door

    2
    While-reading Activity 2: Story Development

    Start Here

    3
    Post-reading Activity 1: Then What Happened?

    Event from the Story Order

    a. Della shops for Jim’s Christmas present. 4

    b. Jim sees Della’s haircut. 7

    c. Della gives Jim his Christmas present. 9

    d. Della decides to sell her hair. 2

    e. Jim gives Della the combs. 8

    f. Della buys a watch chain for Jim. 5

    g. Della has saved only $1.87 to buy Jim a Christmas present. 1

    h. Jim arrives home from work. 6

    i. Della sells her hair for $20. 3

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