Question

Read this character description from "The Gift of the Magi."

Della finished her cry and attended to her cheeks with the powder rag. She stood by the window and looked out dully at a gray cat walking a gray fence in a gray backyard. Tomorrow would be Christmas Day, and she had only $1.87 with which to buy Jim a present.

What inference can best be made about Della from this description?

Answer 1

She wants badly to get her husband a nice gift. She also is very emotional.

Answer 2

She feels depressed about her options.

Step-by-step explanation:

The most likely answer is that Della feels depressed about her options. We know that she only has 1.87 dollars, and that she recently cried about it. It is likely that the two are connected, and that she feels this is not enough money to buy a good present. This is supported by the fact that Della's attitude is quite negative, as she thinks that the cat, the fence and the backyard are all gray and dull.