CLASS 9
THE LAST LEAF
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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It gave her faith that she would survive.
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It made her sad.
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It did not have any effect on her.
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None of the above.
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Detailed explanation-1: -How did the sight of the last leaf affect Johnsy? Answer: The sight of the last leaf clinging on to the creeper inspite of the wind and snow revived Johnsy and gave her the faith that she would survive.
Detailed explanation-2: -The incident that led johnsy to change her mind is the last leaf not falling from tree in strong storm also. In the famous story, ‘The Last Leaf’ by O. Henry, Johnsy was convinced that when the last leaf from the ivy creeper falls off, she will also lose her life.
Detailed explanation-3: -How did Johnsy associate herself with the falling leaves? Answer: It was autumn and the ivy creeper leaves were falling gradually. This depressed an already ill Johnsy and strangely enough she associated her falling health with the leaves. She believed that she would die when the last leaf fell.
Detailed explanation-4: -The leaf painted by him survived through the storm of night. But he was attacked by pneumonia and fell seriously ill. Johnsy got the willpower to live because the last leaf did not fall off the ivy creeper. Thus, Behrman’s masterpiece saved Johnsy’s life.
Detailed explanation-5: -Johnsy was a bad patient and when she fell ill with pneumonia, she lost her spirit and reconciled herself to die. She was a superstitious person, and believed that her life would end when the last leaf on the ivy creeper outside her window, fell.