Chapter XVII Quiz — Wuthering Heights

How does Isabella arrive at Thrushcross Grange at the beginning of Chapter 17?

• By carriage from Gimmerton
• On foot, soaked and bleeding, having run from Wuthering Heights
• On horseback through the snow
• Carried by a servant after collapsing on the road

What does Isabella do with her wedding ring upon arriving at the Grange?

• She gives it to Nelly for safekeeping
• She throws it out the window into the snow
• She smashes it with a poker and burns it in the fire
• She hides it in her pocket and refuses to discuss it

Why did Hindley fail to attend Catherine's funeral?

• He was locked out of the church by Heathcliff
• He was too badly injured from a previous fight
• He tried to stay sober but ended up drinking by the fire instead
• He was forbidden from attending by Edgar Linton

Which of these events actually happened in this chapter?

What does Isabella tell Heathcliff through the window when he demands to be let in?

• That she will open the door if he promises not to hurt Hindley
• That Hindley has a knife and loaded pistol and intends to shoot him
• That she has already sent for the constable
• That Catherine's ghost is inside waiting for him

How does Heathcliff finally enter the house after being locked out?

• He climbs in through a chimney
• He breaks down the front door with his shoulder
• He smashes the window division with a stone and leaps through
• Joseph lets him in through the kitchen door

Which of these events actually happened in this chapter?

What provokes Heathcliff to throw a dinner knife at Isabella?

• She tries to take Hareton away from the house
• She suggests Catherine would have been disgusted as "Mrs. Heathcliff"
• She reveals she has been writing letters to Edgar about his cruelty
• She attempts to burn Heathcliff's personal belongings

In the passage "He exerted preterhuman self-denial in abstaining from finishing him completely," what does "preterhuman" mean?

• Lacking human qualities
• Beyond what is ordinarily human; surpassing normal human limits
• Primitive and uncivilized
• Deeply compassionate and merciful

How does Dr. Kenneth describe Hindley's death?

• "He died a peaceful man, reconciled with God"
• "He died true to his character: drunk as a lord"
• "He was murdered in his sleep by an unknown assailant"
• "He took his own life in a moment of despair"

Which of these events actually happened in this chapter?

What is the metaphor Nelly uses to contrast Edgar and Hindley as grieving husbands?

• A river that flows calmly versus one that floods and destroys
• A captain who abandons ship versus one who stays the course
• A tree that bends in the wind versus one that breaks
• A candle that burns steady versus one that gutters and dies

In "it was so tiresomely pertinacious that I resolved on requesting leave," what does "pertinacious" mean?

• Frightening and alarming
• Relevant and appropriate
• Stubbornly persistent and refusing to go away
• Vague and difficult to understand

How does Heathcliff gain legal ownership of Wuthering Heights?

• He inherits it as Hindley's brother-in-law
• He buys it from Hindley's lawyer after the funeral
• He holds the mortgages on the property because Hindley borrowed heavily to fund his gambling
• Edgar Linton signs the deed over to avoid further conflict

What does Edgar name his infant daughter, and what does he call her?

• He names her Isabella and calls her Bella
• He names her Catherine and calls her Cathy
• He names her Frances and calls her Fanny
• He names her Catherine and calls her Kate