American Literature CLEP Prep Practice Exam

Who wrote the short story "The Gift of the Magi"?

1. Thornton Wilder

2. William Faulkner

3. O. Henry

4. Ernest Hemingway

The correct answer is: O. Henry

"Context O. Henry, born William Sydney Porter, was an American author known for his short stories. He wrote "The Gift of the Magi" in 1905. Thornton Wilder was an American playwright and novelist, not known for writing short stories. William Faulkner was an American writer known for novels and short stories, but "The Gift of the Magi" is not one of his works. Ernest Hemingway was an American novelist and short story writer, but he did not write "The Gift of the Magi". Therefore, the correct answer is C. O. Henry."