We read and examined O"Henry's famed short story, "The Gift of the Magi". I first explained the setting, 1900 New York City, and two critical fashion accessories of the period, a watch chain and women's hair combs . We looked at pictures of both items in the book and then read the entire story about love and sacrifice. I wrote out a single multiple choice question on a series of index cards and then handed them to Lena one by one to read and to answer on a separate sheet of paper. As she worked, she was able to check her answers by turning the card over. She answered all of these reading comprehension questions correctly. We then reviewed a few of the additional questions from the literature book which Lena also answered in writing in her notebook.