Answer of Important Short Questions on The Last Leaf by PKG Sir , B.A 1ST Year semester I ,Bankura University

Answer of  Important Short Questions on The Last Leaf by PKG Sir  , B.A 1ST Year semester I ,Bankura University 

1. Where is the small part of the city described at the beginning of the story?

→ The small part of the city described at the beginning of the story is west of Washington Square.

2. What is special about the streets near Washington Square?

→ The streets near Washington Square are irregular, turning in many directions and forming small parts called ‘places.’

3. What is the name of the part of the city where artists lived?

→ The name of the part of the city where artists lived is Greenwich Village.

4. Why did painters choose to live in Greenwich Village?

→ The painters chose to live in Greenwich Village because they found rooms with good light at a low cost.

5. Where did Sue and Johnsy live?

→ Sue and Johnsy lived at the top of a three-storied building.

6. From which states did Sue and Johnsy come?

→ Sue came from the state of Maine, and Johnsy came from California.

7. Where did Sue and Johnsy first meet each other?

→ Sue and Johnsy first met each other at a restaurant on Eighth Street.

8. What common interests did Sue and Johnsy share?

→ Sue and Johnsy shared common interests in the same kind of art, food, and clothes.

9. What decision did Sue and Johnsy take after meeting?

→ Sue and Johnsy decided to live and work together after meeting.

10. Who entered Greenwich Village in winter as an invisible stranger?

→ Pneumonia entered Greenwich Village in winter as an invisible stranger.

11. What name did doctors give to the “cold stranger”?

→ The doctors called the “cold stranger” Pneumonia.

12. Who was attacked by Mr. Pneumonia?

→ Johnsy, the young girl from California, was attacked by Mr. Pneumonia.

13. What did Johnsy look at through the window while lying on her bed?

→ Johnsy looked at the wall of the next house and the old ivy vine through the window while lying on her bed.

14. What did the doctor tell Sue about Johnsy’s chances of recovery?

→ The doctor told Sue that Johnsy had a very small chance of recovery.

15. What did Sue say Johnsy always wanted to do in Italy?

→ Sue said that Johnsy always wanted to go to Italy and paint a picture of the Bay of Naples.

16. What advice did the doctor give Sue to encourage Johnsy?

→ The doctor advised Sue to talk to Johnsy about new winter clothes to make her interested in the future.

17. What strange thing was Johnsy doing while looking out of the window?

→ Johnsy was counting the falling leaves of the ivy vine while looking out of the window.

18. What grew against the wall of the next house?

→ An old ivy vine grew against the wall of the next house.

19. What did Johnsy believe about the falling leaves?

→ Johnsy believed that when the last leaf fell from the vine, she too would die.

20. How did Sue try to comfort Johnsy when she talked about the leaves?

→ Sue tried to comfort Johnsy by telling her that the idea had no sense and the doctor had said she had good chances of recovery.

21. Who lived on the first floor of the building?

→ Old Behrman, a painter, lived on the first floor of the building.

22. What had Behrman always dreamed of painting?

→ Behrman had always dreamed of painting a great masterpiece.

23. Why was Behrman angry when Sue told him about Johnsy’s idea?

→ Behrman was angry because he thought it was foolish to believe that a person could die because leaves dropped off a tree.

24. How did Behrman earn a little money?

→ Behrman earned a little money by letting other artists paint pictures of him.

25. Why did Sue go to Behrman’s room?

→ Sue went to Behrman’s room to tell him about Johnsy’s condition and her strange belief about the falling leaves.