The last leaf

·Why did artists and people interested in Greenwich Village?

Because there are old buildings, little streets and places, cheap prices and a Bohemian way of life.

·Where did Sue and Johnsy have their studio?

At the top of an old three-storey brick house.

·What invisible stranger arrived in the city?

An illness called pneumonia

·What would give Johnsy her only chance to live?

She must want to be well

·What did Johnsy believe would happen when the last leaf on the vine fell?

She believed that she’d fall like the leaf, she’ll suicide.

·Who was Behrman? How did he earn money?

Behrman was the neighbor below Sue and Johnsy. He earned money as model of painters

·What was surprising about the last vine leaf?

That the leaf never fell off despite the wind, the rain…

·Why was Behrman last painting a masterpiece?

Because with that piece he saved the life of Johnsy, he made Johnsy wish be well.

·Why did Anthony Rockwall want to have his house painted red, white and blue?

To gave his neighbor a reason for frown.

·What did Richard Rockwall mean when he said, “there are some things that money can’t buy”?

He meant that the social position and the love of his girlfriend couldn’t be buying with money

·Why did Aunt Ellen give Richard a gold ring?

Because the ring was form his mother and she thought that it would bring lucky to Richard, so Ellen decided to give it to him.

·What caused the traffic jam?

The love from Anthony to his son. He paid some people to do traffic jam.

·What was the result of the traffic jam for Richard?

He had the opportunity to ask marriage to Miss Lantry.

·What did Kelly go to Anthony Rockwall’s house?

Kelly went to speak with Anthony about the cost of the traffic jam and to earn or charge.

·What did O.Henry call this history Mammon and the archer?

With the word mammon he speaks about Anthony Rockwell and with the word archer he speaks about CUPIDO. I think he want to say that Anthony, in this history, is like CUPIDO.

·What does O.Henry tell the reader about the young girl appearance?

He says the girl wears a simple, grey dress that doesn’t fit her and that is unfashionable. She wears a hat with a veil too, but her face is beautiful.

·What reason did the young girl give for inviting the young man to sit down?

She said that she sometimes wanted to speak with common people, like him.

·Why did the young girl say she concealed her identity behind a veil?

Because someone could recognize her, the hat with a veil helps her to be incognito.

·What mistake did the girl when she told the young man about her wealthy life?

She said that the sound of the ices in her champagne glass drove her mad