CLASS 9
THE LAST LEAF
|
Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
|
|
|
He went to jail.
|
|
|
He moved out of the apartment
|
|
|
He married Sue
|
|
|
He died of pneumonia
|
Detailed explanation-1: -Behrman developed pneumonia after being soaked while painting and died as a result.
Detailed explanation-2: -Mr Behrman died of pneumonia this morning. He was ill for only two days. The first day the janitorfound him on his bed. His clothes and shoes were wet and he was shivering.
Detailed explanation-3: -Behrman caught pneumonia because he was out in the cold, rainy night standing on a ladder and painting a leaf on the ivy on the wall across Johnsy’s window. The last leaf is not a leaf at all. But it pulls Johnsy out of her deep conviction that she is going to die.
Detailed explanation-4: -Johnsy recovers, but (in a twist typical of O. Henry) Behrman, who caught pneumonia while painting the leaf, dies.
Detailed explanation-5: -Taking Johnsy’s hand in hers she said, “I have something to tell you. Mr Behrman died of pneumonia this morning. He was ill for only two days. The first day the janitor found him on his bed.