PLANTS
THE LEAF
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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She will get better.
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She will call the doctor.
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She will cry.
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She will die.
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Detailed explanation-1: -five leaves Johnsy thinks the last leaf will fall overnight, and then she will die, too.
Detailed explanation-2: -The doctor gives her the best that modern medicine offers, but Johnsy’s condition deteriorates. She is convinced that she is going to die soon and she knows when. Lying in her bed, she sees the ivy on the wall across her window and believes she’s going to die when the last yellowing leaf on the vine falls.
Detailed explanation-3: -Johnsy was emotionally disturbed. She developed a belief that she would die with the fall of the last leaf on the creeper. She started counting the leaves. In fact, she had an attack of depression too.
Detailed explanation-4: -When Johnsy saw the last ivy leaf, she thought that it would surely fall during the night. When it falls, she will die at the same time.