Chapter XXVIII Quiz — Wuthering Heights
by Emily Bronte
Comprehension Quiz: Chapter XXVIII
How many days is Nelly Dean imprisoned before Zillah releases her?
- Three days
- Five days
- One week
- Two days
What false story has spread through Gimmerton about Nelly and Catherine?
- They ran away to London
- They were lost in the Blackhorse marsh
- They were kidnapped by strangers
- They fell ill with fever
What is Linton Heathcliff doing when Nelly finds him alone at Wuthering Heights?
- Reading a book by the fire
- Sucking sugar-candy on the settle
- Sleeping in his bedroom
- Writing a letter to Catherine
What does Catherine offer Linton in exchange for the key to her room?
- Her pony Minny
- A gold locket with two portraits
- Her collection of books
- A promise to stay at the Heights
What does Heathcliff do with Edgar's portrait from the locket?
- He locks it in a drawer
- He throws it in the fire
- He crushes it under his foot
- He gives it to Linton
How old is Edgar Linton at the time of his death?
- Twenty-nine
- Thirty-four
- Thirty-nine
- Forty-four
Why does Edgar want to change his will?
- To disinherit Catherine entirely
- To leave everything to Nelly Dean
- To place Catherine's fortune in the hands of trustees so Heathcliff cannot seize it
- To donate his estate to the church
Why does the lawyer Mr. Green fail to arrive in time to change Edgar's will?
- He is genuinely ill and cannot travel
- He has been bribed by Heathcliff and deliberately delays
- A storm blocks the roads to the Grange
- He does not receive the message
How does Catherine escape from Wuthering Heights?
- She bribes Zillah to unlock the front door
- Hareton breaks down her door
- She climbs out her mother's old chamber window using a fir tree
- She disguises herself and walks out the main entrance
What are Edgar Linton's dying words?
- "Forgive me, Catherine, for everything."
- "I am going to her; and you, darling child, shall come to us!"
- "Promise me you will leave Heathcliff forever."
- "Tell Heathcliff I curse him with my last breath."
What actions does Mr. Green take after Edgar's death?
- He protects Catherine's inheritance as Edgar wished
- He fires all servants except Nelly and tries to change Edgar's burial location
- He arrests Heathcliff for his crimes
- He immediately leaves the Grange without taking any action
What role does Linton Heathcliff play in Catherine's escape?
- He distracts his father while Catherine runs
- He steals the key, unlocks her door, and asks to sleep with Hareton as cover
- He refuses to help and Catherine escapes entirely on her own
- He carries her down the stairs and out the front door
What natural image illuminates Catherine's arrival at Thrushcross Grange?
- A lightning storm
- The harvest moon
- The first snowfall
- A sunrise over the moors
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