CLASS 9
THE LAST LEAF
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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When the last one falls I must go, too.
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His shoes and clothing were wet through and icy cold.
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It is a sin to want to die.
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Your little lady has made up her mind that she’s not going to get well.
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Detailed explanation-1: -He was ill only two days. The janitor found him the morning of the first day in his room downstairs helpless with pain. His shoes and clothing were wet through and icy cold. They couldn’t imagine where he had been on such a dreadful night.
Detailed explanation-2: -For Johnsy, watching the leaves of the ivy vine fall becomes an obsession. She watches them obsessively and becomes convinced that she will die once the last leaf falls. For Johnsy, then, the ivy leaf comes to symbolize death and giving up, while it can also come to symbolize will to live and hope.
Detailed explanation-3: -In “The Last Leaf” by O. Henry, pneumonia was personified as a human. It was even called “Mr. Pneumonia” in the story.
Detailed explanation-4: -"I want to see the last one fall. I’m tired of waiting. I’m tired of thinking. I want to turn loose my hold on everything, and go sailing down, down, just like one of those poor, tired leaves."