CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE LITERATURE

CLASS 9

THE LAST LEAF

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The three main characters in the story are ____
A
Sue, Johnsy and Behrman.
B
Manhattan, Greenwich, and Naples.
C
John, Behrman, and the doctor.
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The main characters in the short story are Sue, Johnsy, and Behrman. The doctor also appears several times in the story, yet he is only a secondary character whose presence does not affect the development of the plot. The physical setting indicates that the action takes place in Greenwich Village.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Last Leaf is a tragic story that has touches of sacrifice, hope, and hopelessness. The story has 3 main characters, Two girls, Johnsy who was also known as Joanna, and Sue. The third character was called Behrman.

Detailed explanation-3: -Story Basics The short story begins with an introduction of two young women: Sue, the protagonist, and Johnsy, Sue’s friend and roommate. Sue is a young artist from Maine living with Johnsy, another young artist, in Greenwich Village.

Detailed explanation-4: -Johnsy is the central character in the Last Leaf. She is a young painter who lives in a four-storeyed building in Greenwich Village with her friend Sue. She falls ill with pneumonia in the winter. She is young and innocent but grows hopeless after falling ill with pneumonia.

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