Chapter XI Quiz — Wuthering Heights
by Emily Bronte
Comprehension Quiz: Chapter XI
What does Nelly initially believe she sees at the stone guide-post on the moor?
- The ghost of Catherine as a child
- The ghost of Hindley Earnshaw as a child
- Heathcliff waiting for her
- A stray dog from Wuthering Heights
What word does Hareton use to describe his father, Hindley?
- Devil daddy
- Wicked master
- The brute
- Old Earnshaw
Why has the curate stopped teaching Hareton to read and write?
- Hindley cannot afford to pay the curate
- Hareton refuses to attend lessons
- Heathcliff threatened to knock out the curate's teeth
- Catherine ordered the curate to stay away
What does Nelly witness Heathcliff doing with Isabella in the courtyard?
- Arguing about Catherine
- Giving her a letter
- Embracing her
- Walking with her toward Wuthering Heights
According to Heathcliff, why does he direct his revenge toward those weaker than himself rather than against Catherine?
- He fears Catherine's temper more than Edgar's
- The tyrant grinds down his slaves, and they crush those beneath them
- He promised Catherine he would never harm her directly
- Edgar is an easier target because he is wealthy
How does Catherine prevent Edgar from calling his servants into the kitchen?
- She blocks the doorway with her body
- She locks the door and throws the key into the fire
- She threatens to scream and alarm the whole household
- She begs Heathcliff to leave peacefully
To what animal does Catherine compare Edgar after he fails to confront Heathcliff physically?
- A fox
- A rat
- A sucking leveret
- A trembling doe
What finally causes Edgar to strike Heathcliff?
- Heathcliff insults Catherine directly
- Heathcliff pushes the chair Edgar is leaning on
- Heathcliff draws a weapon
- Heathcliff refuses to leave after being asked three times
How does Heathcliff escape from Thrushcross Grange after the confrontation?
- He climbs through a window
- Catherine unlocks the door for him
- He smashes the lock with a poker
- He fights his way past the servants
What ultimatum does Edgar give Catherine at the end of the chapter?
- She must apologize to Isabella or leave the house
- She must choose between Heathcliff and him, as she cannot keep both
- She must write to Heathcliff and formally end their friendship
- She must agree never to speak of Heathcliff again
How does Catherine respond to Edgar's ultimatum?
- She calmly chooses Edgar and agrees to give up Heathcliff
- She throws a violent fit, collapses with blood on her lips, and locks herself in her room
- She tells Edgar she will think about it overnight
- She runs after Heathcliff to beg him to return
Why does Nelly refuse to warn Edgar about Catherine's threatened breakdown?
- She does not believe Catherine is truly ill
- She believes Catherine is manipulating the situation and should control herself
- Edgar has forbidden Nelly from speaking to him
- She is too frightened of Catherine's temper
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