Land could be acquired in any of the following ways except
a. land could be obtained through marriage.
c. land could be given by the church as a fief.
b. land could be passed on through a dowry.
d. land could be given to a serf by a lord.

c. land could be given by the church as a fief.

Explanation:

During Feudalism the order of the feudal system for land states that land was granted to people for service. The organization and acquirement of land were in hierarchical order, it started at the top with the king granting his land to a baron for soldiers all the way down to a peasant getting land to grow crops, who would work to obtain protection.

o'henry used irony in "the gift of the magi". this tool was essential to developing the story's theme by showing that the couple bought gifts for each other that they could not actually use at the moment. in addition, the author used this fact to show that people of the society should treasure the things they've received from others, because you may never know if they sacrificed their most treasured possession to aquire the gift.