Comprehension Passage

Read the following passage and answer the questions-

"Well, it is the weakness, then," said the doctor. "I will do all that science, so far as it may filter through my efforts, can accomplish. But whenever my patient begins to count the carriages in her funeral procession I subtract 50 percent from the curative power of medicines. If you will get her to ask one question about the new winter styles in cloak sleeves I will promise you a one-in-five chance for her, instead of one in ten."

After the doctor had gone Sue went into the workroom and cried a Japanese napkin to a pulp. Then she swaggered into Johnsy's room with her drawing board, whistling ragtime.

Johnsy lay, scarcely making a ripple under the bedclothes, with her face toward the window. Sue stopped whistling, thinking she was asleep.

She arranged her board and began a pen-and-ink drawing to illustrate a magazine story. Young artists must pave their way to Art by drawing pictures for magazine stories that young authors write to pave their way to Literature.

As Sue was sketching a pair of elegant horseshow riding trousers and a monocle of the figure of the hero, an Idaho cowboy, she heard a low sound, several times repeated. She went quickly to the bedside.

Johnsy's eyes were open wide. She was looking out the window and counting - counting backward.

"Twelve," she said, and little later "eleven"; and then "ten," and "nine"; and then "eight" and "seven", almost together.

 

Reflecting on the characters' actions and statements, consider these interpretations:

(a) The doctor uses a metaphor about the curative power of medicines being reduced to highlight the importance of mental resilience in healing.

(b) Johnsy's act of counting backwards is an indication of her giving up on recovery.

(c) Sue believes that her art can directly contribute to Johnsy's physical healing.

Select the correct option-

1
(a) and (c) are right but (b) is wrong
2
(a) and (b) are wrong but (c) is right.
3
(a) and (b) are right but (c) is wrong.
4
(b) and (c) are right but (a) is wrong.

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