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B. Fill in the blanks.
1. Della wanted to buy a gift for _____________.

2. Jim’s gold watch belonged to _____________.

3. When Jim saw her hair, he had a _____________ on his face.

4. Della got _____________ dollars for her hair.

5. Della bought the gold watch chain for _____________ dollars.

C. Write T for true and F for false statements.

1. The gold watch belonged to Jim’s mother. ( )

2. She sold her hair at Mrs. Sofronie’s shop. ( )
3. When Jim saw Della’s short hair, he fainted. ( )

4. With short hair, Della looked like a school boy. ( )

5. Jim sold the watch to buy the gold chain. ( )

D. Who said this to whom?

1. “Will you buy my hair?” _______________________________________________________________________

2. “Take your hat off and let me look at it” ______________________________________________________

3. “You have cut off your hair?” __________________________________________________________________

4. “What could I do with a dollar and eighty-seven cents?” _____________________________________

5. “If you open that you will know what I felt when I came in.” __________________________________

E. Answer the questions given below.
1. Why did Della fall on the bed and cry?

2. What were Della and Jim proud of?

3. What did Della do with her hair? How did she use the money she got?
4. What happened when Jim returned home?

5. What did Jim say to Della in the end?

Vocabulary Skills

A. Choose the meaning of the words in bold.
1. She was very plain to look at.

a. simple b. fair c. charming

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