Read the excerpt from "the gift of the magi" by o. henry.

only $1.87 to buy a present for jim. her jim. many a happy hour she had spent planning for something nice for him. something fine and rare and sterling—something just a little bit near to being worthy of the honor of being owned by jim.

what inferences about della can be made based on this excerpt? check all that apply.

della does not have much money to spend on jim’s gift.
della wants to buy jim a watch chain for his watch.
della loves her husband, jim, very much.
della wants to buy jim a really nice gift.
della will need to sell her hair to buy jim a nice gift.

The excerpt Gift of the Magi written by O. Henry is the story of the husband and wife who love each other and are worried about the presents to give on the eve of Christmas.

The inferences about Della are:

Della does not have much money to spend on Jim's gift.

Della loves her husband, Jim very much.

Della wants to buy Jim a really nice gift

The reason for the right

Options:

Della does not have much money to spend on Jim's gift.

Della loves her husband, Jim very much.

Della wants to buy Jim a really nice gift

These options are right because these are making the true and correct inferences about the Della towards Jim. Jim and Della are the husband and wife and love and respect each other.

The reason for the wrong

Options:

Della wants to buy Jim a watch chain for his watch

Della will need to sell her hair to buy Jim a nice gift

These options are wrong because these are neither show inferences about Della nor they are considering their love and respect for each other.

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