Chapter XXIX Quiz — Wuthering Heights

What event has just taken place before Chapter 29 begins?

• Catherine Earnshaw's funeral
• Edgar Linton's funeral
• Hindley Earnshaw's funeral
• Linton Heathcliff's funeral

Why does Heathcliff come to Thrushcross Grange?

• To pay his respects to Edgar
• To take young Catherine back to Wuthering Heights
• To evict Nelly Dean
• To search for Catherine Earnshaw's will

How did Heathcliff punish Linton for helping Catherine escape?

• He beat him severely
• He locked him in a room alone for a week
• He simply sat in the room with him, using his intimidating presence
• He withheld food and water for three days

What does Heathcliff plan to do with Thrushcross Grange?

• Demolish it
• Move into it himself
• Rent it to a tenant
• Give it to Hareton

Which of these events actually happened in this chapter?

What shocking confession does Heathcliff make to Nelly?

• He murdered Edgar Linton
• He bribed the sexton to open Catherine Earnshaw's coffin
• He set fire to Thrushcross Grange
• He poisoned Linton Heathcliff

What arrangement does Heathcliff make with the sexton regarding the coffins?

• To move Catherine's coffin away from Edgar's
• To remove the side of Catherine's coffin not facing Edgar, so his remains can mingle with hers
• To bury him on top of Catherine's coffin
• To cremate both bodies together

Which of these events actually happened in this chapter?

For how long has Catherine's ghost tormented Heathcliff?

• Five years
• Ten years
• Eighteen years
• Twenty-five years

In this chapter, what does the word "annihilate" mean when Heathcliff says Linton is "such a cobweb, a pinch would annihilate him"?

• Frighten
• Destroy utterly
• Wake up
• Strengthen

What does Heathcliff do with Catherine Linton's portrait?

• Destroys it in anger
• Leaves it hanging on the wall
• Takes it down and declares he will bring it home
• Gives it to young Catherine

Which of these events actually happened in this chapter?

What does the word "beguile" mean when Heathcliff describes Catherine's ghost as seeking "to beguile me with the spectre of a hope"?

• To terrify or alarm
• To charm or deceive in a misleading way
• To comfort and console
• To ignore completely

What is the final image of Chapter 29?

• Nelly closing the library door in grief
• Heathcliff hurrying Catherine into the tree-lined alley until they disappear from view
• Catherine weeping at Edgar's grave
• Linton collapsing at Wuthering Heights