CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE LITERATURE

CLASS 9

THE LAST LEAF

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is Johnsy’s health problem?
A
Pneumonia
B
Tuberculosis
C
Psoriasis
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -What is Johnsy’s illness? What can cure her, the medicine or the willingness to live? Answer: Johnsy is suffering from Pneumonia. Her willingness to live can cure her.

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: -X Johnsy has pneumonia, a bad sickness. Her friend Sue talks to the doctor.

Detailed explanation-4: -Johnsy is suffering from pneumonia. Only the willingness to live could cure her. She had made up her mind that she was not going to get well. The doctor said that if she did not want to live then medicines would not help her.

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.

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