Chapter XXII Quiz — Wuthering Heights
by Emily Bronte
Comprehension Quiz: Chapter XXII
What event at the beginning of Chapter 22 confines Edgar Linton indoors for the winter?
- A riding accident that breaks his leg
- A bad cold that settles on his lungs
- A fever brought on by grief over Isabella's death
- A fall from the staircase at Thrushcross Grange
What does Nelly point out to Cathy in an attempt to cheer her up during their walk?
- A nest of baby birds in the oak trees
- A lone bluebell surviving under the tree roots
- A beautiful sunset over the moors
- A family of rabbits playing in the field
What does Cathy confess she fears most during her conversation with Nelly?
- That Heathcliff will take Thrushcross Grange
- That Linton Heathcliff will forget about her
- That her father and Nelly will die and leave her alone
- That she will be forced to marry someone she does not love
How does Cathy end up trapped on the wrong side of the park wall?
- She deliberately climbs over to explore the road
- Heathcliff forces her through the gate
- Her hat blows off while she is gathering rose hips, and she scrambles down to retrieve it
- Nelly accidentally locks her outside
What threat does Heathcliff make to Cathy during their encounter at the wall?
- He will tell Edgar about her visits to the moors
- He will send her old love letters to her father
- He will prevent Linton from ever seeing her again
- He will take legal action to claim Thrushcross Grange
According to Heathcliff, what is supposedly killing Linton?
- A wasting disease inherited from his mother
- Physical abuse from Hareton and Joseph
- Heartbreak over Cathy's refusal to write to him
- Starvation because he refuses to eat
What does Nelly call Heathcliff's claims about Linton from the other side of the wall?
- Dangerous threats
- Paltry falsehoods
- Honest warnings
- Reasonable concerns
On what does Heathcliff swear that Linton is dying?
- On his late wife's grave
- On the Bible
- On his salvation
- On his honor as a gentleman
What literary device does the approaching rainstorm represent in this chapter?
- Foreshadowing and pathetic fallacy, signaling coming emotional turmoil
- A metaphor for Cathy's purification through tears
- An allusion to the biblical flood and divine punishment
- Irony, since rain usually represents happiness in the novel
Why does Nelly ultimately agree to accompany Cathy to Wuthering Heights?
- Edgar orders her to take Cathy
- She wants to confront Heathcliff about his lies
- She cannot bear Cathy's grief and hopes seeing Linton will disprove Heathcliff's claims
- She believes Linton truly is dying and feels they should visit
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