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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Isabella say Hindley attempted killing Heathcliff in Chapter 17?
(a) He tried to smother him.
(b) He tried to hang him.
(c) He tried to shoot him.
(d) He tried to poison him.

2. For how long does Cathy stay at Thrushcross Grange to recuperate in Chapter 7?
(a) 2 weeks.
(b) 6 weeks.
(c) 3 weeks.
(d) 5 weeks.

3. Where does Heathcliff tell Nelly he will stay the night and wait for further word about Catherine's condition in Chapter 15?
(a) In Gimmerton.
(b) At his home.
(c) In the garden.
(d) In the stables.

4. How long has it been since Nelly left Hareton at the Earnshaws' estate in Chapter 11?
(a) 10 months.
(b) 3 years.
(c) 2 weeks.
(d) 3 months.

5. What ultimatum does Edgar present to Catherine in Chapter 11?
(a) Her marriage or her friendship with Heathcliff.
(b) Her friendship with Joseph or her marriage.
(c) Her employment of Nelly or her marriage.
(d) She must move to Wuthering Heights or leave the country.

6. What year does Mr. Lockwood see on the gate to Mr. Heathcliff's estate in Chapter 1?
(a) 1653.
(b) 1400.
(c) 1500.
(d) 1772.

7. What does young Hareton do when he first sees Nelly outside of his family's home in Chapter 11?
(a) He runs to get his father.
(b) He kisses her repeatedly.
(c) He throws rocks at her.
(d) He runs crying into her arms.

8. What does Heathcliff place in the locket Catherine wears in her death-bed in Chapter 16?
(a) Ashes.
(b) A photograph.
(c) A lock of his hair.
(d) A gemstone.

9. What does Nelly eventually agree to do under Heathcliff's insistence in Chapter 14?
(a) Take a letter from him to Catherine.
(b) Murder Edgar.
(c) Tell Edgar that Catherine is dying.
(d) Obtain divorce papers for him.

10. Where does Catherine describe a fairy cave in her delusion in Chapter 12?
(a) Under Penistone Crags.
(b) At Wuthering Heights.
(c) In the graveyard.
(d) Under the Gimmerton chapel.

11. How does Heathcliff say he intends to gain ownership of the Earnshaws' estate in Chapter 10?
(a) By buying it outright.
(b) By drilling for oil on it.
(c) Through political back-doors.
(d) Through gambling.

12. Who accompanies Mr. Lockwood to the chapel in his dream in Chapter 3?
(a) Nelly.
(b) Heathcliff.
(c) Hindley.
(d) Joseph.

13. Why does Isabella say Hindley did not attend Catherine's funeral in Chapter 17?
(a) He couldn't stay sober.
(b) He has pneumonia.
(c) He has become suicidal.
(d) He hated Catherine.

14. On what day of the week is Catherine's funeral in Chapter 16?
(a) Tuesday.
(b) Friday.
(c) Sunday.
(d) Monday.

15. How many years after her father's death does Catherine marry Edgar?
(a) 2 years later.
(b) 3 years later.
(c) 5 years later.
(d) 4 years later.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Edgar punch Heathcliff in Chapter 11?

2. What is the title of the book on the shelf that Mr. Lockwood sees as he dozes off in Chapter 3?

3. Who are the children that are fighting at Thrushcross Grange when Heathcliff and Catherine go there in Chapter 6?

4. What word used in Chapter 5 refers to a depraved or wicked person?

5. Whom does Catherine take with her as a chaperone when she goes to visit Heathcliff in Chapter 10?

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