Chapter IX Quiz — Wuthering Heights

Who catches Hareton when he falls over the banister?

• Nelly Dean
• Heathcliff
• Joseph
• Edgar Linton

What major event does Catherine reveal to Nelly Dean in this chapter?

• She plans to run away with Heathcliff
• Edgar Linton has proposed and she has accepted
• Hindley has agreed to let Heathcliff inherit the estate
• She has decided to leave Wuthering Heights for London

Which of the following is NOT a reason Catherine gives for loving Edgar Linton?

• He is handsome and pleasant
• He is young and cheerful
• He shares her deep spiritual nature
• He will be rich and she will be the greatest woman of the neighbourhood

In Catherine's dream about heaven, what happens to her?

• She meets Heathcliff there and they are happy together
• She is miserable and the angels fling her out onto the moors
• She finds Edgar Linton waiting for her at the gates
• She refuses to enter and returns to earth willingly

How does Catherine compare her love for Edgar versus her love for Heathcliff?

• Edgar is like the sun; Heathcliff is like the moon
• Edgar is like the foliage in the woods; Heathcliff is like the eternal rocks beneath
• Edgar is like a calm lake; Heathcliff is like a raging river
• Edgar is like spring; Heathcliff is like winter

Which of these events actually happened in this chapter?

What literary device does Brontë use when the thunderstorm strikes on the night Heathcliff disappears?

• Foreshadowing
• Pathetic fallacy
• Flashback
• Allegory

Which of these events actually happened in this chapter?

What does the word "vociferating" mean as used in the sentence: "He entered, vociferating oaths dreadful to hear"?

• Whispering secretly
• Shouting loudly and vehemently
• Writing carefully
• Singing melodiously

Why does Catherine say it would "degrade" her to marry Heathcliff?

• Because she does not love him
• Because he has been cruel to her
• Because Hindley has reduced him to the status of a common laborer
• Because Edgar Linton has forbidden it

What does "antipathy" mean as used in: "Edgar must shake off his antipathy, and tolerate him, at least"?

• Warm affection
• Mild curiosity
• Deep-seated dislike
• Casual indifference

Which of these events actually happened in this chapter?

What classical figure does Catherine reference when she says no one can separate her from Heathcliff?

• Achilles
• Milo of Croton
• Odysseus
• Prometheus

How much time passes between Catherine's confession to Nelly and her marriage to Edgar Linton?

• A few weeks
• Six months
• Three years
• Five years