"The Gift Of Magi" B. Directions: Fill in the blanks with the correct answer.

11. Who is the author of the story?

12-13. Who are the main characters in the story?

14. What is the season when the story took place in New York City?

15. The wife has a very beautiful *

16. The husband has a body.

17. The story tells the couple’s challenge of buying for each other.

18. The main conflict of the story is?

19. The Magi are the wise men who brought gifts to baby in the manger.

20. The central theme of the story is .

(1) one of the most popular festivals in southeast asia is diwali, the hindu festival of lights. (2) diwali means “row of lights.” (3) several legends claim that the festival was created to celebrate the homecoming of lord rama after more than 14 years of exile. (4) after lord rama defeated the demon ravana, the people placed small lanterns outside of their houses to light their leader’s way home. (5) today, the festival honors many different gods and traditions. (6) most people view diwali as a celebration of hope and a time to remember that good will always overcome evil. (7) people celebrate the five-day festival with an abundance of lights, fireworks, food, and music. (8) many families also pay their respects to different gods by building small altars in their homes. jordan has decided that moving sentence 4 before sentence 3 will improve the organization of the report. is jordan correct in her revision? a) yes, because the revision explains why rama was exiled b) no, the revision disrupts the logical order of the report c) no, the revision moves the answer away from the posed question eliminate d) yes, the revision improves the chronological order of the report