The Gift of the Magi
by O. Henry
“You’ve cut off your hair?” asked Jim, laboriously, as if he had not arrived at that patent fact yet even after the hardest mental labor.
“Cut it off and sold it,” said Della. “Don’t you like me just as well, anyhow? I’m me without my hair, ain’t I?”
Jim looked about the room curiously.
“You say your hair is gone?” he said, with an air almost of idiocy.
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Question
Use the passage to answer the question.
What effect does the ending have on the story?
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Responses
It adds an element of surprise.
It adds an element of surprise.
It creates a somber mood.
It creates a somber mood.
It reveals a theme of selfishness.
It reveals a theme of selfishness.
It sets a critical tone.
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It adds an element of surprise.
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