Chapter- 3.3     The Last Leaf


1. Where did many struggling artists live?

Answer: Many struggling artists lived in the poorer parts of New York.

2. Who were the two young artists mentioned in the story?

Answer: The two young artists mentioned in the story were Sue and Johnsy.

3. From where had Sue and Johnsy come to New York?

Answer: Sue and Johnsy had come to New York from different parts of the United States.

4. How did Sue and Johnsy become friends?

Answer: They became friends after discovering that they shared the same interest in art.

5. What did Sue and Johnsy decide to do together?

Answer: They decided to share a flat and set up a joint studio.

6. Why did they set up a joint studio?

Answer: They set up a joint studio to try to earn a living through art.

7. How is Johnsy described in the passage?

Answer: Johnsy is described as small, thin, and not very strong.

8. What illness did Johnsy suffer from?

Answer: Johnsy suffered from pneumonia.

9. Why was pneumonia dangerous in those days?

Answer: Pneumonia was dangerous because it was not easy to cure at that time.

10. How did Sue care for Johnsy?

Answer: Sue looked after Johnsy carefully and tried to help her recover.

11. Did Johnsy show signs of improvement?

Answer: No, Johnsy showed no signs of improvement.

12. What did the doctor tell Sue about Johnsy’s condition?

Answer: The doctor told Sue that Johnsy had only one chance in ten to live.

13. What did the doctor say was necessary for Johnsy’s recovery?

Answer: The doctor said that Johnsy needed the will and desire to live.

14. Why did the doctor think Johnsy might not recover?

Answer: The doctor thought she might not recover because she had decided that she would not get well.

15. What did the doctor say about medicines?

Answer: The doctor said that medicines alone would not help if the patient did not wish to live.

16. What was Johnsy doing while lying in bed one day?

Answer: Johnsy was lying quietly and looking out of the window.

17. What did Sue first think Johnsy was doing?

Answer: Sue first thought that Johnsy had fallen asleep.

18. What did Sue notice after looking carefully?

Answer: Sue noticed that Johnsy was counting something in a very low voice.

19. Why did Sue look out of the window?

Answer: Sue looked out of the window to see what Johnsy was counting.

20. What did Sue see outside the window?

Answer: Sue saw an old ivy vine climbing up the brick wall.

21. How is the ivy vine described?

Answer: The ivy vine is described as old, twisted, and decayed at the roots.

22. What had the cold autumn wind done to the vine?

Answer: The cold autumn wind had blown away most of its leaves.

23. What remained on the ivy vine after the leaves fell?

Answer: Only the bare skeleton branches remained clinging to the wall.

24. What question did Sue ask Johnsy?

Answer: Sue asked Johnsy, “What is it, dear?”

25. What answer did Johnsy give?

Answer: Johnsy answered, “Six.”

26. What was Johnsy counting?

Answer: Johnsy was counting the leaves on the ivy vine.

27. Why were the leaves falling quickly?

Answer: The leaves were falling quickly because of the cold autumn weather.

28. How many leaves were there three days earlier?

Answer: Three days earlier there were almost a hundred leaves.

29. What does the word “gnarled” mean in the passage?

Answer: “Gnarled” means twisted or rough.

30. What mood does this part of the story create?

Answer: This part of the story creates a sad and serious mood because Johnsy is very ill and losing hope.