CLASS 9
THE LAST LEAF
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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She talked to a stranger
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She got Pneumonia
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She painted a picture
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She found a tree
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Detailed explanation-1: -Johnsy fell very seriously ill in November. She had pneumonia. She would lie in her bed without moving, just gazing out of the window. Sue, her friend, became very worried.
Detailed explanation-2: -Ans: Johnsy suffered an attack of pneumonia in the cold winter month of November. Her illness made her so weak that she went into depression. She would lie still on her bed and keep gazing out of the window.
Detailed explanation-3: -O’ Henry is famous for surprise endings or “twists” in his stories. In The Last Leaf, Johnsy seems to be dying of pneumonia when the story begins, but it is Mr Behrman who dies in the end, while Johnsy survives.
Detailed explanation-4: -“The Last Leaf” concerns Johnsy, a poor young woman who is seriously ill with pneumonia. She believes that when the ivy vine on the wall outside her window loses all its leaves, she will also die. Her neighbour Behrman, an artist, tricks her by painting a leaf on the wall. Johnsy recovers, but (in a twist typical of O.
Detailed explanation-5: -“The Last Leaf, ” published in 1907, is a story about a young girl named Johnsy who gets pneumonia and is given a 1 in 10 chance of surviving. As you read, take notes on the literary devices the author uses to describe Johnsy’s condition and the vine outside her window.