Chs.15-17 WH

hapter 15

1. Why is Nelly anxious about going out of the house at this time?
2. Why was Heathcliff able to visit Catherine since Edgar has forbidden him to do so?
3. Without being told, what does Heathcliff know about Catherine?
4. What happens when they see each other?
5. Why does Heathcliff say Cathy deserves what is happening to her?
6. How is their reunion marred, and what tragedy follows?
Chapter 16
1. What happens to Cathy in the beginning of chapter 16?
2. Why doesn’t Nelly tell Heathcliff about what has happened to Catherine’s?
3. What does Heathcliff demand Catherine do?
4. Before Cathy is laid to rest, what does Heathcliff do to her?
5. Where was Cathy laid to rest?
Chapter 17
1. Why do you think Emily Bronte chose to have Isabella stop at Thrushcross Grange?
2. What story does Isabella recount about Hindley, Heathcliff and herself?
3. What did Hindley do during Cathy’s funeral?
4. What did Hindley and Isabella do to Heathcliff on the night of Catherine’s burial?
5. What finally happened to Isabella?
6. What promise did Heathcliff make when he heard that Isabella had a son?
7. What happened to Hindley in this chapter?
8. What is Heathcliff’reaction to what happened to Hindley
9. What is Hareton’s financial position now that his father had died?
Chapter 18