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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whom does Mrs. Dean describe as "the wearisomest self-righteous Pharisee that ever ransacked a Bible to rake the promises to himself and fling the curses to his neighbours" in Chapter 5?
(a) Hareton.
(b) Joseph.
(c) Heathcliff.
(d) Edgar.

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

3. Whom does Heathcliff vow to have revenge on in Chapter 7?
(a) Nelly.
(b) Edgar.
(c) Hindley.
(d) Mr. Earnshaw.

4. Where does Nelly go to fetch the doctor after Mr. Earnshaw dies in Chapter 5?
(a) Gimmerton.
(b) Liverpool.
(c) Glasgow.
(d) London.

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

6. How old is Hindley when Heathcliff is brought into the Earnshaw home?
(a) 9.
(b) 6.
(c) 3.
(d) 14.

7. How many months premature is Catherine's daughter born in Chapter 16?
(a) 3 months' premature.
(b) 1 month premature.
(c) 4 months' premature.
(d) 2 months' premature.

8. What month is it when Catherine first leaves her chamber after suffering from a brain fever in Chapter 13?
(a) August.
(b) March.
(c) September.
(d) July.

9. What does Catherine compare her love for Edgar with in Chapter 9?
(a) Feathers in the wind.
(b) Foliage in the woods.
(c) Eternal rocks.
(d) Smoke from a campfire.

10. What color are Edgar Linton's eyes described as in Chapter 7?
(a) Brown.
(b) Green.
(c) Blue.
(d) Black.

11. For how many months have Isabella and Heathcliff been absent in the beginning of Chapter 13?
(a) 1 year.
(b) 2 years.
(c) 6 months.
(d) 2 months.

12. Whom does Catherine blame for her disintegration into illness in Chapter 15?
(a) Frances and Hindley.
(b) Linton and Edgar.
(c) Edgar and Heathcliff.
(d) Nelly and Mr. Kenneth.

13. What does Heathcliff demand he and Hindley exchange, leading to a fight, in Chapter 4?
(a) Cars.
(b) Girlfriends.
(c) Wills.
(d) Horses.

14. Who is the dirty and savage child that Isabella greets when she first arrives at Wuthering Heights in Chapter 13?
(a) Joseph.
(b) Hareton.
(c) Fanny.
(d) Heathcliff.

15. When Nelly tells Edgar about Isabella's letter in Chapter 14, he tells her that if Isabella wants to oblige his wishes, then she should convince her husband to do what?
(a) File for divorce.
(b) Leave the country.
(c) Sell Wuthering Heights to Edgar.
(d) Kill himself.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Heathcliff say he intends to gain ownership of the Earnshaws' estate in Chapter 10?

2. What does Heathcliff place in the locket Catherine wears in her death-bed in Chapter 16?

3. Who is the seemingly mad elderly man that greets Isabella when she arrives at Wuthering Heights in Chapter 13?

4. What does Catherine compare her love for Heathcliff with in Chapter 9?

5. How is Catherine injured at Thrushcross Grange in Chapter 6?

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