CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE LITERATURE

CLASS 9

THE LAST LEAF

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Why did Behrman paint the leaf?
A
Behrman wanted a paint a masterpiece and he wanted to protect Johnsy.
B
Old Behrman had been working on painting of a leaf for many years.
C
Behrman was retired and he had free time to paint the leaf.
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Johnsy, his neighbour who had been suffering from pneumonia, had developed a strong belief that she would die the day the last leaf of the creeper outside her window fell. Behrman felt that he had to paint the leaf that night in order to save her life, as all the leaves had fallen off in the storm.

Detailed explanation-2: -Berhman’s masterpiece is the last leaf on the ivy creeper. Sue calls it a masterpiece because this painting rekindled the willingness to live in Johnsy’s heart and she was able to recover from her illness. Johnsy had eventually developed a fear that she would die when the last leaf fell from the ivy creeper.

Detailed explanation-3: -Behrman painted the last leaf to save Johnsy’s life. His painted leaf succeeded in reviving Johnsy’s faith in life. Behrman himself died while painting it. His sacrifice and the message of optimism conveyed by the last leaf prove it to be his masterpiece.

Detailed explanation-4: -It was so because that last leaf was Behrman’s masterpiece. He painted it the night the last leaf fell. His masterpiece had given the strength to Johnsy to come out of her illness. Behrman’s masterpiece saved her life but took his own.

Detailed explanation-5: -Ans: Behrman’s masterpiece was the leaf that he painted on the wall opposite Johnsy’s window. He had braved icy winds and rains at night while painting the leaf. Sue called it a masterpiece as it was gmen and healthy like a real leaf. Besides, it had saved Johnsy’:; life by reviving her will to live.

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