CLASS 9
THE LAST LEAF
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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when he painted the last leaf on ivy
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when he died
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when he thought of Johnsy
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Detailed explanation-1: -It comes true towards the end when he paints the last ivy leaf which decided whether Johnsy would live or die.
Detailed explanation-2: -Behrman was a sixty year old painter. He has a dream of creating a masterpiece. It does come true when he paints a leaf such that it looks extremely natural. He painted the last leaf on a creeper that helped save Johnsys life.
Detailed explanation-3: -Behrman had worked through the snow to paint the leaf outside Johnsy’s window. He died from pneumonia. He sacrificed his own life to save Johnsy’s life. Thus, the last leaf painted on the wall became his masterpiece.
Detailed explanation-4: -Ans. Behrman’s dream was to paint a masterpiece. It eventually comes true when he paints the last leaf on an ivy creeper and that painted last leaf seems to be a real one.
Detailed explanation-5: -Behram’s masterpiece is the last ivy leaf on the vine. Sue says this because it looked as original as the real ivy leaf which fell at night. Johnsy was looking at the painting and thinking it to be real. That is how she recovered from her depression as she had linked her death to the last ivy leaf on the vine.