Chapter XXIII Quiz — Wuthering Heights

by Emily Bronte

Comprehension Quiz: Chapter XXIII

What is Joseph doing when Nelly and Cathy arrive at Wuthering Heights?

Chopping wood in the yard
Sitting alone by a roaring fire with ale and oat-cake
Tending to Linton upstairs
Arguing with Hareton in the kitchen

What does Linton say when he hears someone approaching, thinking it is a servant?

"Bring me water immediately!"
"Oh, I hope you'll die in a garret, starved to death!"
"Is that you, Zillah? Where have you been?"
"Father, is that you?"

What reason does Linton give for preferring Cathy as a wife rather than a sister?

He says wives inherit property
He claims his father told him she would love him more as a wife
He says brothers and sisters always fight
He read it in a book his mother left him

What example does Cathy use to argue that husbands and wives sometimes hate each other?

Nelly's stories about unhappy marriages in the village
Heathcliff's mistreatment of her Aunt Isabella
Her father Edgar's sadness after Catherine's death
A ballad she once heard about feuding spouses

What cruel claim does Linton make that enrages Cathy?

That Edgar Linton stole Thrushcross Grange
That Nelly is a liar who cannot be trusted
That Cathy's mother hated her father and loved Heathcliff
That Cathy will never be allowed to visit again

What happens when Cathy pushes Linton's chair in anger?

Linton falls asleep from exhaustion
Hareton runs in to see what happened
Linton falls against the arm and has a violent coughing fit
The chair breaks and Joseph comes to scold them

How does Nelly describe Linton's behavior after the coughing fit?

Genuinely ill and deserving of sympathy
Brave and stoic despite his suffering
The mere perverseness of an indulged plague of a child
Quietly resigned to his fate

What does Linton ask Cathy to do after they reconcile?

Write him more letters about Thrushcross Grange
Sit on the settle and sing ballads while he leans on her knee
Bring him books from the Grange library
Convince Edgar to let him move to Thrushcross Grange

What does Nelly say about Linton's life expectancy?

He will live a long life if properly cared for
He will recover by summer with fresh air
He will not reach twenty and may not see spring
He is healthier than he appears and exaggerates his illness

How does Cathy respond when Nelly threatens to tell Edgar about the visits?

She agrees never to visit again
She cries and begs Nelly not to tell
She says she is almost seventeen and can climb the wall
She promises to write letters instead of visiting

What happens to Nelly the morning after the visit?

She oversleeps and misses breakfast
She discovers Cathy has already left for Wuthering Heights
She falls severely ill and is bedridden for three weeks
She tells Edgar everything about the visit

What clue does Nelly notice but misinterpret during her illness?

Cathy's muddy boots left by the door
Letters from Linton hidden under Cathy's pillow
Fresh color in Cathy's cheeks and pinkness on her fingers
Hareton delivering messages from Wuthering Heights

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