Read the following and answer.(A) Say WHAT(a) …….. troubled Della

1.	Read the following and answer.(A) Say WHAT(a) …….. troubled Della on Christmas Eve?(b) …….. was the current family income?(c) ……………………………….. could have outshone Queen of Sheba’s jewels?(d) …….. was the cost of the fob chain?(e) …….. sent Jim into a trance, on his return?(B) Say WHY(a) …….. did Della sell her lovely long hair ? (b) …….. was Della a bit apprehensive after she had sold her hair ?(c) …….. did Jim avoid checking the time in his gold watch, in a public place?(d) ……….. did Della’s scream of joy change to loud wails ?(e) …….. in the end, did Jim ask Della to put the chops on?(C) Say WHEN (a) …….. had Jim added ‘Dillingham’ as his middle name ? (b) ……….. did a tear or two drop on the old red carpet ? (c) …….. did Della go through goods in the stores ? (d) …….. did Della say a silent prayer to God ? (e) …….. did Jim try to divert their attention for ten seconds, at least?
Answer» (A)(a) The next day was Christmas Day and Della had only one dollar and eighty-seven cents with which to buy Jim a present. She had spent a lot of time thinking about a good present for him. but with the money she had saved she would not get anything worthy of him. Hence, she was feeling disturbed. (b) $20 per week. (c) Della’s beautiful hair (d) twenty-one dollars. (e) Jim saw that Della had cut off her beautiful hair. It was seeing this that sent him into a trance. (B) (a) to get money to buy a Christmas present for Jim. (b) she was afraid of Jim’s reaction. (c) the leather strap he used in place of a chain was old. (d) Jim’s gift to Della was the set of tortoise shell combs that she had adored. She had craved and yearned for them, so that they could adorn her beautiful hair. When she opened the package and saw them, she was first ecstatic with joy that she had got what she had coveted; but her scream of joy turned to wails when she remembered that the beautiful hair they would have adorned was now cut off. The gift was hence useless. (e) Jim knew that neither of them could use their Christmas gifts for the time being. Hence, he wanted to put them away and keep them for some time. He wanted to get back to daily life. Hence, he asked Della to put the chops on. (c) (a) a former period of prosperity, when he was earning $30 per week. (b) Della made up her mind to cut off her beautiful hair. (c) she was searching for a suitable present for Jim. (d) she heard Jim’s step on the stairway down on the first flight. (e) Jim realized that Della was afraid of his reaction to her short hair. In order to console her, he probably hugged her and the narrator tries to divert our attention to something else, to give them privacy. It could also mean that the narrator is asking us to think about the importance of riches-how important is it to happiness.

Read the following and answer.(A) Say WHAT(a) …….. troubled Della on Christmas Eve?(b) …….. was the current family income?(c) ……………………………….. could have outshone Queen of Sheba’s jewels?(d) …….. was the cost of the fob chain?(e) …….. sent Jim into a trance, on his return?(B) Say WHY(a) …….. did Della sell her lovely long hair ? (b) …….. was Della a bit apprehensive after she had sold her hair ?(c) …….. did Jim avoid checking the time in his gold watch, in a public place?(d) ……….. did Della’s scream of joy change to loud wails ?(e) …….. in the end, did Jim ask Della to put the chops on?(C) Say WHEN (a) …….. had Jim added ‘Dillingham’ as his middle name ? (b) ……….. did a tear or two drop on the old red carpet ? (c) …….. did Della go through goods in the stores ? (d) …….. did Della say a silent prayer to God ? (e) …….. did Jim try to divert their attention for ten seconds, at least?

Answer»

(A)(a) The next day was Christmas Day and Della had only one dollar and eighty-seven cents with which to buy Jim a present. She had spent a lot of time thinking about a good present for him. but with the money she had saved she would not get anything worthy of him. Hence, she was feeling disturbed.

(b) $20 per week.

(d) twenty-one dollars.

(e) Jim saw that Della had cut off her beautiful hair. It was seeing this that sent him into a trance.

(B) (a) to get money to buy a Christmas present for Jim.

(b) she was afraid of Jim’s reaction.

(d) Jim’s gift to Della was the set of tortoise shell combs that she had adored. She had craved and yearned for them, so that they could adorn her beautiful hair. When she opened the package and saw them, she was first ecstatic with joy that she had got what she had coveted; but her scream of joy turned to wails when she remembered that the beautiful hair they would have adorned was now cut off. The gift was hence useless.

(e) Jim knew that neither of them could use their Christmas gifts for the time being. Hence, he wanted to put them away and keep them for some time. He wanted to get back to daily life. Hence, he asked Della to put the chops on.

(c) (a) a former period of prosperity, when he was earning $30 per week.

(b) Della made up her mind to cut off her beautiful hair.

(d) she heard Jim’s step on the stairway down on the first flight.

(e) Jim realized that Della was afraid of his reaction to her short hair. In order to console her, he probably hugged her and the narrator tries to divert our attention to something else, to give them privacy. It could also mean that the narrator is asking us to think about the importance of riches-how important is it to happiness.

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