CLASS 9
THE LAST LEAF
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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because treatment was not available
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because no competent doctor was available
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because she lost her will to get well
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Detailed explanation-1: -Johnsy was suffering from pneumonia. The doctor said that she seemed to have made up her mind that she was not going to get well. Medicines would not be able to cure her. She could only be cured by her willingness to live.
Detailed explanation-2: -Answer : In the short story ‘The Last Leaf’ by O. Henry, the medicines were not bringing any positive improvement in Johnsy because she refused to eat any food and had lost all will to live. She held to the firm belief that she would not recover from her pneumonia and would die when the last leaf of the ivy vine fell.
Detailed explanation-3: -Answer: Johnsy was suffering from pneumonia. She was not responding to medicines, because she had no will to live. When she finally made up her mind to get better, she recovered from her illness.
Detailed explanation-4: -Johnsy was suffering from pneumonia which could be cured by medication but she had lost the will to live which could not be cured by medicines.
Detailed explanation-5: -Ans: According to the doctor, Johnsy’s condition was worrisome because she did not show any signs of improvement despite good treatment. He thought that perhaps she had lost her will to live and no medicine could help her in this negative state of mind.