Chapter XXXII Quiz — Wuthering Heights

by Emily Bronte

Comprehension Quiz: Chapter XXXII

What year is it when Lockwood returns to the area in Chapter 32?

  • 1800
  • 1801
  • 1802
  • 1803

Who does Lockwood find living at Wuthering Heights instead of Thrushcross Grange?

  • Zillah
  • Nelly Dean
  • Joseph
  • Isabella

What physical change at Wuthering Heights does Lockwood first notice as "an improvement"?

  • New paint on the doors
  • The gate yields to his hand without climbing or knocking
  • A new servant greets him
  • The moors have been cleared

What activity does Lockwood observe Catherine and Hareton doing through the window?

  • Arguing about the estate
  • Playing cards by the fire
  • Catherine teaching Hareton to read
  • Eating supper together

What major event does Nelly reveal to Lockwood?

  • Catherine has married Hareton
  • Heathcliff died three months ago
  • The Grange has been sold
  • Hareton has inherited the estate

Why did Hareton burn his books before the events described in Chapter 32?

  • Heathcliff ordered him to destroy them
  • He was frustrated with his slow progress
  • Catherine laughed at his attempts to teach himself to read
  • Joseph told him reading was sinful

What accident confines Hareton to the kitchen, enabling his reconciliation with Catherine?

  • He falls from a horse
  • His gun bursts and a splinter cuts his arm
  • He breaks his leg on the moors
  • He is injured in a fight with Joseph

On what occasion does Catherine finally break through Hareton’s resistance?

  • Christmas Day
  • Easter Monday
  • Hareton’s birthday
  • A Sunday after church

What does Catherine do when Hareton refuses to shake her hand or look at her?

  • She storms out of the room crying
  • She asks Nelly to intervene
  • She kisses his cheek
  • She throws a book at him

What gift does Catherine prepare for Hareton to seal their reconciliation?

  • A letter of apology
  • A handsome book wrapped in white paper
  • A portrait she drew of him
  • A pipe to replace the one she broke

What surprising thing does Hareton reveal during his argument with Catherine?

  • He can already read better than she thinks
  • He has taken her part against Heathcliff a hundred times
  • He plans to leave Wuthering Heights
  • He secretly admires her painting

What is Joseph’s reaction to seeing Catherine and Hareton sitting together with a book?

  • He is pleased and gives them his blessing
  • He ignores them completely
  • He is aghast and tells Hareton to leave the room
  • He joins them and asks to learn to read

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