6. The Last Leaf, 9th-Eng

 

*6. The Last Leaf (O. Henry)*

 

Very Short Type Question-Answer 

 

*1. Who is the writer of the story ‘The Last Leaf’?*

Ans. O. Henry

 

*2. Who were two young friends?*

Ans. Sue and Johnsy

 

*3. What were they?*

Ans. Artists

 

*4. Who fell seriously ill in November?*

Ans. Johnsy

 

*5. From what was she suffering?*

Ans. From Pneumonia

 

*6. What was Johnsy gazing at out of the window?*

Ans. An ivy creeper

 

*7. How many leaves were there on the creeper three days ago?*

Ans. Hundred

 

*8. Who was Behrman?*

Ans. an old painter

 

*9. What did Behrman do?*

Ans. He painted a leaf on the wall

 

*10. What did Behrman die of?*

Ans. Of Pneumonia

 

*11. What was Behrman’s masterpiece?*

Ans. Painting of a leaf

7. The Last Leaf (O. Henry)
1. Who were Sue and Johnsy? What happened to Johnsy in the month of November?
Ans. Johnsy and Sue were two young artists. They shared a small room on the third floor of an old house. Johnsy fell ill in November. She had pneumonia.
 
2. Who was Behrman? What was his lifelong dream?
Ans. Behrman was a sixty year old painter. His lifelong dream was to paint a masterpiece. It does come true when he paints a leaf, it looks extremely natural. 
 
3. What happened to Behrman and why?
Ans. Behrman has died of pneumonia. It was too late for the loving old artist, who finally painted his "masterpiece" that saved Johnsy's life by inspiring her to live with his painted leaf.

4. Why did Johnsy keep looking out of the window?

Ans. There was a creeper outside the window. She had a fancy that she would die when the last leaf fell. The leaves were falling. So Johnsy kept looking out of the window.

5. How did old Behrman die?

Ans. Behrman knew about Johnsy"s fancy about the falling leaves. He went out in the cold and painted a leaf on the wall. He caught pneumonia and died. 

1. What is the significance of the title of the story ‘The Last Leaf’?   
Ans. The whole story is based on the last leaf. In the beginning the falling last leaf is associated with johnsy's ailments and her approaching death. From the window Johnsy watched that creeper. Johnsy got a fancy that she would also die when the last leaf fell. Behrman came to know about this fancy. He painted a leaf on the wall. Behraman's last leaf conveys the message of courage, hope and optimism. The last leaf saves Johnsy life. Thus the last leaf is an appropriate title for the story.