The Last Leaf Quizzes

The Last Leaf Quiz 1

1 Who narrates "The Last Leaf"?
An unnamed first-person narrator

An unnamed third-person narrator

Sue

O. Henry
2 Who are the story's protagonists?
Johnsy and the Doctor

Sue and Behrman

Johnsy and Sue

Behrman and the Doctor
3 Which neighborhood is the story set in?
Washington Square Park

Long Island City

Greenwich Village

Tribeca
4 What city is the story set in?
Greenwich

New York City

Amsterdam

Brooklyn
5 What year was the story published?
1907

1900

1997

2001
6 Who wrote "The Last Leaf"?
Johnsy

O. Henry

Sue

The narrator
7 What does the narrator put forward as notable about Greenwich Village?
Confusing street layout

Wild animals roam sidewalks

Open sewers

Very tall buildings
8 In the story, what type of person is attracted to Greenwich Village?
Socialites

Bankers

Nurses

Artists
9 Where is Johnsy from?
Minesota

New York

Maine

California
10 Where is Sue from?
California

New York

Minnesota

Maine
11 What does the narrator refer to the artistic enclave of Greenwich Village as?
A "village"

A "happening"

A "colony"

A "megalopolis"
12 What DON'T Sue and Johnsy bond over when first meeting?
Art

Chicory salad

Bishop's sleeves

Pewter mugs
13 What month do Sue and Johnsy meet?
June

May

July

November
14 What month does Johnsy fall ill?
November

May

April

January
15 What illness does Johnsy contract?
Pneumonia

Covid-19

Cancer

Heart disease
16 Why does the narrator think Johnsy is susceptible to her illness?
She is used to warm California weather

She has a history of lung ailments

She lacks willpower

She is weak-minded
17 What medical implement does the doctor use to help assess Johnsy?
Scale

Scalpel

Blood-pressure gauge

Thermometer
18 What is the doctor's initial prognosis for Johnsy's survival?
1 in 5

1 in 100

1 in 10

1 in 2
19 Why is the doctor so pessimistic when he first assesses Johnsy?
She is weak-minded

She has made up her mind to die

Painters have poor lungs due to paint fumes

Californians have a higher chance of dying
20 What does Johnsy hope to paint one day?
Bay of Texas

Bay of Biscay

Eagle Bay

Bay of Naples
21 What type of music does Sue whistle to hide her sorrow?
Classical

Lullabies

Blues

Ragtime
22 What does Sue do for money?
Gallery assistant work

Magazine illustrations

Magazine advertisements

Life modeling
23 "An old, old ivy vine, gnarled and decayed at the roots" is an example of what type of imagery?
Kinesthetic

Visual

Olfactory

Auditory
24 While sketching, Sue "heard a low sound, several times repeated"; what type of imagery is in the quoted line?
Visual

Auditory

Olfactory

Gustatory
25 When Sue and the reader knows the doctor's honest opinion of Johnsy's chances while Johnsy does not, it is an example of which type of irony?
Situational

Contextual

Verbal

Dramatic

I'm sorry, I see no evidence of a Mr. Newman in the story. Are you perhaps referring to Mr. Pneumonia?

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Answered by jill d #170087 on 2/24/2025 6:41 PM

Tha last Leaf Qs1-Coment on tha appropriateness of tha title 'Tha Last Leaf" by O.Hunry

The vine leaves around which the story revolves are a symbol of life. At the beginning of the story, Johnsy considers the rapidly falling leaves as ominous predictors of her own death, and she comes to believe that she will die when the last leaf...

Asked by Soumen D #1277781

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the setting

The Last Leaf" is set in Greenwich Village at the turn of the last century during a pneumonia epidemic.

Asked by rey p #1225094

Answered by Aslan on 4/1/2022 4:06 AM

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The Last Leaf

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