NCERT Solutions Class 9 English (Moments)
The NCERT Solutions in English Language for Class 9 English (Moments) Chapter – 7 The Last Leaf has been provided here to help the students in solving the questions from this exercise.
Chapter – 7 (The Last Leaf)
Think about it
1. What is Johnsy’s illness? What can cure her, the medicine or the willingness to live?
Answer – Johnsy was suffering from pneumonia. Only the willingness to live could cure her. She had made up her mind that she was not going to get well. The doctor said that if she did not want to live, then medicines would not help her.
2. Do you think the feeling of depression Johnsy has is common among teenagers?
Answer – The feeling of depression that Johnsy had is common among teenagers. They get tense and depressed because of various factors. Studies, not scoring well in the examinations, expectations of parents, and peer pressure are some of the factors that have led to the growing problem of depression among teenagers.
3. Behrman has a dream. What is it? Does it come true?
Answer – Behrman is a sixty-year-old painter. His lifelong dream was to paint a masterpiece. Yes, it ultimately comes true when he paints the last leaf on an ivy creeper and that painted last leaf seems to be a real one.
4. What is Behrman’s masterpiece? What makes Sue say so?
Answer – Behrman was an old artist. His masterpiece was the painting of an ivy leaf. The leaf looked so real that even the artist like Johnsy could not realise its genuineness. She thought that it was a real leaf. This leaf was a masterpiece in the sense that it saved the life of a girl. Sue was justified in making the statement.
