CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE LITERATURE

CLASS 9

THE LAST LEAF

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Where did Sue and Johnsy stay?
A
In a small flat on the 4th storey of an old house.
B
In an apartment
C
In their own house.
D
In their friend’s house.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -In the story of “THE LAST LEAF", by O. Henry, Sue and Johnsy are young artist friends who were struggling to establish themselves in the world of art. They shared a studio apartment at the top of a three-story building of an old house in the Greenwich village area of New York.

Detailed explanation-2: -SUE and Johnsy, two young artists, shared a small flat. The flat was on the third storey of an old house. Johnsy fell very seriously ill in November. She had pneumonia.

Detailed explanation-3: -Behrman was a painter who lived on the ground floor. He had been into painting for forty years. Sue called him to their flat so that she could take help of him. She told him about Johnsy’s health and her false belief.

Detailed explanation-4: -Ans. Behrman was a sixty-year-old painter living on the ground floor. Sue poured out her worries about Johnsy to the old painter. She told that Johnsy was convinced that she would die when the last leaf fell.

Detailed explanation-5: -Living in early 20th century Greenwich Village are two young women artists, Sue and Johnsy (familiar for Joanna). They met in May, six months previously, and decided to share a studio apartment.

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