CLASS 9
THE LAST LEAF
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Not to touch her
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not to eat all her dinner
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not to look at the leaves until she finishes drawing
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not to die
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Detailed explanation-1: -Sue sat on Johnsy’s bed, kissed her and said, “You are not going to die. I can’t draw the curtain for I need the light. I want to finish the painting and get some money for us. Please, my dear 2022-23 Page 3 46 / Moments friend, ” she begged Johnsy, “promise not to look out of the window while I paint.”
Detailed explanation-2: -Why did Sue seek the promise from Johnsy not to look out of the window while she completed her painting? Ans: Sue sought this promise because she did not want Johnsy to go deeper into the depression on seeing the ivy leaves fall.
Detailed explanation-3: -Answer. Sue sought this promise because she did not want Johnsy to go deeper into depression on seeing the ivy leaves fall. More she could not put the curtains to stop jhonsy from looking at the ivy leaves.
Detailed explanation-4: -Johnsy lay with her face toward the window. Sue stopped whistling, thinking she was asleep. She began making a pen and ink drawing for a story in a magazine. Young artists must work their way to “Art” by making pictures for magazine stories.
Detailed explanation-5: -Answer: In the ‘Last Leaf’, Johnsy who was suffering from pneumonia, believed that she would die as soon as the last leaf of the creeper, outside the window falls. After the storm last night, she kept asking Sue to open the curtains as she wanted to see if the last leaf had fallen.