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MCQs For Class 9 Moments Supplementary Reader
Chapter 7 : The Last Leaf
MCQs For Class 9 Moments Supplementary Reader Chapter 7 The Last Leaf
Q1. Who is the author of the story "The Last Leaf"?
A. Oscar Wilde
B. O. Henry
C. Ruskin Bond
D. Anton Chekhov
Correct Answer: B
Q2. Who were Sue and Johnsy?
A. Two sisters
B. Two young artists
C. Two doctors
D. Two neighbors
Correct Answer: B
Q3. Where did Sue and Johnsy live?
A. In a small flat on the third story of an old house
B. In a big mansion
C. In a hotel
D. In a basement
Correct Answer: A
Q4. In which month did Johnsy fall ill?
A. October
B. November
C. December
D. January
Correct Answer: B
Q5. Which disease was Johnsy suffering from?
A. Malaria
B. Typhoid
C. Pneumonia
D. Cholera
Correct Answer: C
Q6. What was Johnsy doing when she was ill?
A. Sleeping all the time
B. Looking out of the window and counting backwards
C. Painting a picture
D. Reading a book
Correct Answer: B
Q7. According to the doctor, what was the reason for Johnsy not getting well?
A. The medicines were not effective
B. She had made up her mind that she was not going to get well
C. She was not eating food
D. The weather was too cold
Correct Answer: B
Q8. What was Johnsy counting outside her window?
A. The cars on the road
B. The stars in the sky
C. The leaves on an old ivy vine
D. The birds on the tree
Correct Answer: C
Q9. Why was Johnsy counting the leaves?
A. She liked counting
B. She believed she would die when the last leaf fell
C. She wanted to paint them
D. She was bored
Correct Answer: B
Q10. How many leaves were left on the ivy vine when Sue first heard Johnsy counting?
A. Five
B. Twelve
C. Ten
D. Twenty
Correct Answer: B
Q11. What did Sue try to do to distract Johnsy from her illness?
A. She talked about clothes and fashions
B. She brought her drawing board into Johnsy's room
C. She whistled while working
D. All of the above
Correct Answer: D
Q12. What was Sue painting when Johnsy was counting the leaves?
A. A landscape
B. An old miner
C. A beautiful girl
D. A flower
Correct Answer: B
Q13. Who was Behrman?
A. A famous doctor
B. An old painter who lived on the ground floor
C. Johnsy's father
D. A rich merchant
Correct Answer: B
Q14. How old was Behrman?
A. 40 years
B. 50 years
C. 60 years
D. 70 years
Correct Answer: C
Q15. What was Behrman’s lifelong dream?
A. To become rich
B. To paint a masterpiece
C. To travel the world
D. To build a big house
Correct Answer: B
Q16. What did Sue tell Behrman about Johnsy?
A. That Johnsy was very happy
B. About Johnsy’s strange fancy regarding the ivy leaves
C. That Johnsy wanted to meet him
D. That Johnsy was moving to another city
Correct Answer: B
Q17. What was Behrman’s reaction to Johnsy’s fancy?
A. He laughed at it
B. He called it "foolishness"
C. He was very angry
D. He started crying
Correct Answer: B
Q18. What was the weather like on the night the last leaf was supposed to fall?
A. A heavy storm with rain and icy wind
B. A clear and sunny night
C. Very hot and humid
D. A light breeze
Correct Answer: A
Q19. What did Johnsy see when the window was opened the next morning after the storm?
A. All leaves had fallen
B. There was still one leaf on the vine
C. A new vine had grown
D. The vine was gone
Correct Answer: B
Q20. How did the last leaf look?
A. Red and beautiful
B. Green and healthy with yellow edges
C. Brown and dry
D. Transparent
Correct Answer: B
Q21. Why did the last leaf not fall despite the storm?
A. It was a very strong leaf
B. It was not a real leaf; it was painted by Behrman
C. It was tied with a string
D. It was stuck with glue
Correct Answer: B
Q22. What change came in Johnsy after seeing the last leaf still there?
A. She became sadder
B. She regained her will to live and realized it was a sin to want to die
C. She decided to go to the hospital
D. She stopped talking to Sue
Correct Answer: B
Q23. What did Johnsy want to paint one day?
A. The Ivy vine
B. The Bay of Naples
C. A portrait of Sue
D. A sunset
Correct Answer: B
Q24. What happened to Behrman at the end of the story?
A. He became a famous artist
B. He died of pneumonia
C. He went on a holiday
D. He bought a new house
Correct Answer: B
Q25. How long was Behrman ill before he died?
A. One week
B. Only two days
C. A month
D. Ten days
Correct Answer: B
Q26. Who found Behrman in his room in a helpless condition?
A. Sue
B. Johnsy
C. The janitor
D. The doctor
Correct Answer: C
Q27. What were found near Behrman’s bed when he was ill?
A. A lantern, a ladder, some scattered brushes, and green/yellow paints
B. Many books
C. A bag of gold
D. A lot of medicines
Correct Answer: A
Q28. Why were Behrman’s shoes and clothes soaked through?
A. He fell into a river
B. He had been out in the stormy night to paint the leaf
C. He was washing them
D. He was caught in the rain while buying food
Correct Answer: B
Q29. What was Behrman’s masterpiece?
A. A painting of a miner
B. The last leaf painted on the wall
C. A landscape of New York
D. A portrait of Johnsy
Correct Answer: B
Q30. Why is the painted leaf called a masterpiece?
A. Because it looked exactly like a real leaf
B. Because it saved Johnsy’s life by giving her hope
C. Because it was Behrman’s last work
D. All of the above
Correct Answer: D
Q31. "I have a confession to make." Who said this to Johnsy?
A. Behrman
B. The Doctor
C. Sue
D. The Janitor
Correct Answer: C
Q32. How did the doctor describe Johnsy's chances of recovery later?
A. Zero
B. Very slim
C. Even (50-50)
D. Excellent, as she had regained the will to live
Correct Answer: D
Q33. What did Sue give Johnsy to drink when she started recovering?
A. Hot coffee
B. Hot soup
C. Cold juice
D. Milk
Correct Answer: B
Q34. What was Sue doing when she told Johnsy about Behrman’s death?
A. Painting
B. Putting her arm around Johnsy and sitting on the bed
C. Cooking
D. Crying in the kitchen
Correct Answer: B
Q35. Where did the story take place?
A. London
B. Greenwich Village, New York
C. Paris
D. Rome
Correct Answer: B
Q36. What does the word 'Masterpiece' mean?
A. A common painting
B. A work of outstanding artistry or skill
C. A new book
D. A large building
Correct Answer: B
Q37. What was the 'sin' according to Johnsy?
A. To want to die
B. To paint the vine
C. To talk to Sue
D. To not eat food
Correct Answer: A
Q38. Why did Sue go to meet Behrman?
A. To borrow money
B. To ask him to be a model for her painting
C. To invite him for dinner
D. To ask him for medicine
Correct Answer: B
Q39. What did Sue whisper to Johnsy when she was counting?
A. "What is it, dear?"
B. "Go to sleep"
C. "Stop counting"
D. "I am hungry"
Correct Answer: A
Q40. "They are falling faster now." What was falling faster?
A. Snowflakes
B. Ivy leaves
C. Raindrops
D. Tears
Correct Answer: B
Q41. What did Sue want to finish so she could earn some money?
A. A story
B. A painting
C. A poem
D. A sculpture
Correct Answer: B
Q42. How did Behrman die?
A. Heart attack
B. Pneumonia
C. Accident
D. Old age
Correct Answer: B
Q43. Why did the last leaf not flutter or move when the wind blew?
A. Because it was made of plastic
B. Because it was painted on the wall
C. Because there was no wind
D. Because it was a magic leaf
Correct Answer: B
Q44. What did Sue call the last leaf at the end of the story?
A. A miracle
B. Behrman's masterpiece
C. A fake leaf
D. A lucky charm
Correct Answer: B
Q45. The story "The Last Leaf" highlights the theme of:
A. Greed
B. Selfless sacrifice and the power of hope
C. Jealousy
D. War
Correct Answer: B
Q46. What was Sue's reaction when she saw only one leaf left?
A. She was happy
B. She was worried and fearful for Johnsy
C. She started laughing
D. She ignored it
Correct Answer: B
Q47. Johnsy’s illness was more ________ than physical.
A. Financial
B. Psychological / Mental
C. Imaginary
D. Social
Correct Answer: B
Q48. What did Sue find Behrman doing when she went to his room?
A. Sleeping
B. Painting
C. Drinking and talking about his masterpiece
D. Crying
Correct Answer: C
Q49. When did Behrman paint the leaf?
A. During the day
B. In the evening
C. During the stormy night when the last leaf fell
D. A week ago
Correct Answer: C
Q50. The leaf painted by Behrman stayed on the wall because:
A. It was a real leaf
B. It was art imitating life to save a life
C. It was stuck with tape
D. The wall was sticky
Correct Answer: B