Question 1

Question 1: The ivy vine

Accepted Answer

Outside the window there was an old ivy vine, gnarled and decayed at the roots. It had climbed half way up the brick wall. It had lost most of its leaves due to the cold autumn. Only a few bare branches were left, clinging to the bricks.

Question 2

Question 2: Behrman

Accepted Answer

Behrman was a struggling painter who lived on the ground floor of the building where Sue and Johnsy lived. He was a failure in art, for though he had been painting for forty years, he had not made any money. He always dreamt about painting a masterpiece, and often spoke about it, but had never got r

Question 3

Question 3: The last leaf that Johnsy saw

Accepted Answer

The last leaf that Johnsy saw was not a real leaf but a leaf painted on the wall by Behrman. It was dark green near its stem, but its edges were tinted with yellow. It hung from a branch some twenty feet above the ground. Naturally it never fluttered or moved when the wind blew. It was Behrman’s mas

Question 4

Question 1: What did the doctor tell Sue about Johnsy?

Accepted Answer

The doctor told Sue that Johnsy had one chance in ten. That chance was for Johnsy to want to live, and Johnsy had made up her mind that she was not going to get well. He also told Sue that medicines alone would not help if the patient did not want to live.

Question 5

Question 2: Describe the ivy vine outside the window.

Accepted Answer

Outside the window, there was an old ivy vine, gnarled and decayed at the roots. It had climbed half way up the brick wall. It had lost most of its leaves due to the cold autumn. Only a few bare branches were left, clinging to the bricks.

Question 6

Question 3: Explain the false belief that Johnsy had about the ivy vine.

Accepted Answer

Johnsy felt that when the last leaf fell off from the ivy vine, she too would die.

Question 7

Question 4: Who was Behrman? Explain why Sue called Him to their flat.

Accepted Answer

Behrman was a struggling painter who lived on the ground floor of the building where Sue and Johnsy lived. He served as a model for the young artists in the colony. Sue called him to their flat to act as a model for the old man that she was drawing.

Question 8

Question 5: What happened that night and what did the two friends see when the window was open?

Accepted Answer

That night it rained and snowed. A fierce wind blew. When the window was open, the two friends saw one ivy leaf still clinging to the vine. It was dark green near the stem, but its edges were tinted with yellow. It hung from a branch some twenty feet above the ground.

Question 9

Question 6: What did Johnsy declare when she saw the last ivy leaf?

Accepted Answer

When Johnsy saw the last ivy leaf, she declared that it would fall that day and she would die at the same time.

Question 10

Question 7: What change came over Johnsy the next day? Why?

Accepted Answer

Johnsy now felt that she had been wicked earlier and it was a sin to want to die. She wanted to sit up in bed and was ready to have broth and milk. She looked forward to the future and hoped to paint the Bay of Naples some day. It was the sight of the last leaf staying on the vine that was the reaso

Question 11

Question 8: Explain what happened to Mr. Behrman.

Accepted Answer

Mr. Behrman had gone out in the rain and snow to paint the last leaf on the wall. He had got thoroughly wet and became ill with pneumonia. He died in a hospital two days later.

Question 12

Question 9: Who had saved Johnsy’s life and how?

Accepted Answer

Mr. Behrman had saved Johnsy’s life. He had realized that Johnsy had a fancy that she would die after the last leaf; fell. He wanted to make certain that the last J leaf never fell, and hence he painted a false leaf on the wall. The sight of the persistent leaf, which Johnsy thought was real, made h

Question 13

Question 1: What type of attitude should a person have when he/she is ill?

Accepted Answer

When a person is ill, he/she should have a positive attitude. He/She should have cheerful thoughts and courage and try to keep the mind occupied. Only then will medication help.

Question 14

Question 2: Do you think that Johnsy was talking nonsense? Or did she have some forewarning that she would die?

Accepted Answer

I think that Johnsy was talking nonsense. How can the number of leaves on an ivy vine indicate when she was going to die? This is just having negative thoughts when the mind is idle and frightened.

Question 15

Question 1: The words Who said To whom (1) Open the window (2) She is very ill and weak (3) I have not heard of such a thing. (4) It is the last one.

Accepted Answer

The words Who said To whom (1) Open the window Johnsy Sue (2) She is very ill and weak Sue Behrman (3) I have not heard of such a thing. Behrman Sue (4) It is the last one. Johnsy Sue

Question 16

Question 1: idiotic, fancy, foolish, weak, place, away, upstairs, work, rain, continuously,closed, window, fierce, bravely, branch,surely

Accepted Answer

Step-by-step solution provided.

Question 17

Question 2: Use the following phrase in your own sentence : above the ground

Accepted Answer

During monsoon, the clouds are just a few feet above the ground in Ooty.

Question 18

Question 3: Add two letters before the given word to form three separate words: own

Accepted Answer

brown, crown, drown

Question 19

Question 4: Find out four hidden words from the given word: twilight (Each word should have at least 3 letters.)

Accepted Answer

twilight: light, tight, wilt, tilt

Question 20

Question 5: Use the following word and its homophone in two separate sentences: earn

Accepted Answer

(i) It is difficult to earn a living if you are illiterate. (ii) I placed the flowers in an urn and poured water into it.

Question 21

Question 6: Pick out the main clause and subordinate clause from the following sentence: Medicines alone did not help if the patient did not wish to live.

Accepted Answer

Medicines alone did not help- the main clause if the patient did not wish to live-subordinate clause.

Question 22

Question 7: Rewrite in indirect speech : “Open the window; I want to see,” she ordered. Sue obeyed.

Accepted Answer

She ordered Sue to open the window as she wanted to see. Sue obeyed.

Question 23

Question 8: Pick out the non-finite verb and state what it is: He always talked of his coming masterpiece.

Accepted Answer

coming – present participle

Question 24

Question 9: Rewrite as an affirmative sentence: In those days, it was not easy to cure pneumonia patients.

Accepted Answer

In those days, it was difficult to cure pneumonia patients.

Question 25

Question 10: Rewrite using the positive form of the adjective: They are falling faster now.

Accepted Answer

They were not falling as fast as before.

Do’s	Don’ts
(1) Go to a doctor for a diagnosis.	(1) Do not …………..
(2) …………	(2) Do not avoid medication on time.
(3) Take a suitable diet.	(3) Avoid …………..
(4) Take rest.	(4) Avoid physical stress and exertion.
(5) Rest in a properly ventilated room.	(5) Do not …………….
(6) Have cheerful thoughts, courage, a positive attitude.	(6) Do not lose …….. and ………….

Do’s	Don’ts
(1) Go to a doctor for diagnosis.	(1) Do nottry any medication on your own.
(2) Take medicines on time.	(2) Do not avoid medication on time.
(3) Take a suitable diet.	(3) Avoid junk food.
(4) Take rest.	(4) Avoidphysical stress and exertion.
(5) Rest in a properly ventilated room.	(5) Do notclose doors and windows.
(6) Have cheerful thoughts, courage, a positive attitude.	(6) Do not losehopeandcourage.

The words	Who said	To whom
(1) Open the window
(2) She is very ill and weak
(3) I have not heard of such a thing.
(4) It is the last one.

Chapter 3.3 The Last Leaf Solutions