Question

1. part a: in \staggered up immediately, breathless and pale,\ what does staggered mean? a) walked steadily b) walked unsteadily or struggled to stand c) ran quickly d) sat down part b: which evidence supports this meaning? a) \hindley threw the weight, hitting him on the chest.\ b) \heathcliff gathered himself and went on.\ c) \heathcliff had gone to unleash the colt.\ d) \cathy and hindley harassed me terribly.\ 8. part a: in \intimating who had caused it,\ what does intimating mean? a) hiding b) suggesting indirectly c) ignoring d) complaining loudly part b: which text supports this meaning? a) \if i had not stopped it, he would have gone to mr. earnshaw and gotten revenge by letting his condition plead for him, intimating who had caused it.\ b) \heathcliff took the handsomest horse.\ c) \he was simply indifferent.\ d) \hindley lost his last ally in the family.\ 9. part a: in \he cared little about what tale was told,\ what does tale mean? a) story or account b) lie c) gift d) warning part b: which evidence supports this meaning? a) \i easily persuaded him to let me lay the blame of his bruises on the horse.\ b) \hindley threw the weight, hitting him on the chest.\ c) \heathcliff would withstand hindley’s blows without winking.\ d) \heathcliff had gone to unleash the colt.\

Explanation:

• For 7 Part A: The word "staggered" implies an unsteady movement. When someone is breathless and pale, it's likely they would walk unsteadily. "Walked steadily" (A) is the opposite. "Ran quickly" (C) doesn't fit with being breathless and pale. "Sat down" (D) is not related to the action of moving up.
• For 7 Part B: "Hindley threw the weight, hitting him on the chest" (A) can explain why someone would be breathless, pale, and walk unsteadily (staggered). The other options don't provide a reason for such a physical state.
• For 8 Part A: "Intimating" means suggesting indirectly. "Hiding" (A) is not the meaning. "Ignoring" (C) is different. "Complaining loudly" (D) is not the correct sense.
• For 8 Part B: Option A shows that by letting his condition plead for him, he was suggesting (intimating) who caused it indirectly. The other options don't relate to the act of suggesting.
• For 9 Part A: In the context of "what tale was told", "tale" most commonly means a story or account. "Lie" (B) is too negative without context. "Gift" (C) and "Warning" (D) don't fit the common usage in this phrase.
• For 9 Part B: "I easily persuaded him to let me lay the blame of his bruises on the horse" (A) implies that a story (tale) was being created or told. The other options don't relate to the act of telling a story or account.

Answer:

7.

• Part A: B. Walked unsteadily or struggled to stand
• Part B: A. "Hindley threw the weight, hitting him on the chest."

8.

• Part A: B. Suggesting indirectly
• Part B: A. "If I had not stopped it, he would have gone to Mr. Earnshaw and gotten revenge by letting his condition plead for him, intimating who had caused it."

9.

• Part A: A. Story or account
• Part B: A. "I easily persuaded him to let me lay the blame of his bruises on the horse."