Chapter XIII Quiz — Wuthering Heights

What illness does Catherine suffer from at the beginning of Chapter 13?

• Scarlet fever
• Brain fever
• Consumption
• Typhus

What does Edgar place on Catherine's pillow when she first leaves her sickroom?

• A letter from Isabella
• A handful of golden crocuses
• A portrait of their wedding
• A sprig of heather from the moors

What important fact about Catherine's condition does Nelly reveal beyond her illness?

• She has lost her memory
• She is pregnant
• She has gone completely blind
• She refuses to eat

In Isabella's letter, what two questions does she ask Nelly Dean?

• Whether Edgar will forgive her, and whether Catherine is truly ill
• How Nelly preserved her humanity at the Heights, and whether Heathcliff is a man, mad, or a devil
• Whether she can return to the Grange, and whether Hindley can be trusted
• How to escape Heathcliff, and whether Edgar has read her first note

Who threatens Isabella with a bulldog when she first arrives at Wuthering Heights?

• Hindley Earnshaw
• Joseph
• Heathcliff
• Young Hareton

What weapon does Hindley show Isabella during her first night at Wuthering Heights?

• A hunting rifle mounted above the fireplace
• A pistol with a double-edged spring knife attached to the barrel
• A pair of dueling swords kept in a locked cabinet
• A heavy iron poker from the hearth

What is Isabella's surprising reaction when she holds Hindley's weapon?

• She screams and drops it immediately
• She feels covetousness rather than horror
• She threatens to use it on Hindley
• She hides it under her skirt to keep it from him

Why does Hindley refuse to let Heathcliff leave Wuthering Heights?

• He still loves Heathcliff as a brother and wants him near
• He needs Heathcliff to manage the farm and its tenants
• He wants to recover his fortune, take Heathcliff's gold, and have his blood
• Catherine has begged Hindley to keep Heathcliff close

Which of the following events actually occur in Chapter 13?

Which descriptions of Wuthering Heights from Isabella's letter are accurate?

What does "sanguine" mean as used in "flattering his too sanguine hopes"?

• Related to blood or bloodshed
• Optimistic or positive, especially in a difficult situation
• Fearful and anxious about the future
• Based on careful reasoning and evidence

What does "covetousness" mean as used in "it was not horror, it was covetousness"?

• A feeling of deep religious devotion
• Extreme physical revulsion
• A strong desire to possess something
• An expression of profound sadness

What does "misanthropical" mean in "his whole aspect so misanthropical"?

• Deeply religious and withdrawn from worldly concerns
• Showing hatred or distrust of humankind
• Physically weak and emaciated from illness
• Generous and charitable toward strangers