| A | B |
| O.Henry | spent time in an Ohio prison. |
| Magi | term for "wise men" |
| selfless | thinking more of others than yourself |
| selfish | thinking more of yourself than others |
| irony | when the expected outcome is different than the actual outcome |
| watch | Jim's most-treasured possession |
| hair | Della's most-treasured possession |
| wig | where Della's hair probably ended up |
| necklace | this item changed Mathilde's life |
| kidney | Daniel donated these for his Gran |
| Dickens | wrote "The Christmas Carol" |
| oxymoron | pairs of words with seemingly contradictory meanings |
| pen name | what O.Henry used |
| New York | setting for many O.Henry stories |
| France | setting for "The Necklace" |
| fake | what the original necklace was |
| volunteer | to donate your time to a cause |
| football | Daniel's sport |
| nurse | career that Jessica can't pursue |
| waiting list | what most people have to be placed on if they want an organ transplant (unless you're Mickey Mantle..) |