What is Johnsy’s illness? What can cure her, the medicine or the willingness to live?
Approach Solution - 1
Johnsy had a case of pneumonia. Her only hope for recovery was to be willing to live.
She had already decided that she would not recover.
According to the doctor, medication would not assist her if she did not want to live.
Approach Solution -2
Johnsy has pneumonia, but her determination to live will help her recover.
This becomes evident when the doctor asks Sue privately if Johnsy seems troubled. The doctor observes that if Johnsy has decided not to get better, medicine won't be effective.
Top CBSE Class IX English Questions
- Give an example to show that even as a young girl Santosh was not ready to accept anything unreasonable.
- Where was Abdul Kalam’s house?
- What do you think Dinamani is the name of? Give a reason for your answer.
Why was Santosh sent to the local school?
When did she leave home for Delhi, and why?
Top CBSE Class IX Questions
- The following table gives the lifetimes of 400 neon lamps:
Length (in hours)
Number of lamps
300 − 400
14
400 − 500
56
500 − 600
60
600 − 700
86
700 − 800
74
800 − 900
62
900 − 1000
48
(i) Represent the given information with the help of a histogram.
(ii) How many lamps have a lifetime of more than 700 hours? - Give an example to show that even as a young girl Santosh was not ready to accept anything unreasonable.
- Where was Abdul Kalam’s house?
- What do you think Dinamani is the name of? Give a reason for your answer.
Why was Santosh sent to the local school?