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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the distance between Thrushcross Grange and Wuthering Heights?
(a) 2 miles.
(b) 1 mile.
(c) 3 miles.
(d) 4 miles.

3. What is the name of Catherine Earnshaw's adopted brother?
(a) Edgar.
(b) Joseph.
(c) Heathcliff.
(d) Linton.

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

5. What weapon does Hindley threaten Nelly with in Chapter 9?
(a) A knife.
(b) A baseball bat.
(c) A gun.
(d) A billy club.

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

7. During what month is Hareton born?
(a) January.
(b) June.
(c) September.
(d) October.

8. What does Isabella do with her wedding ring in Chapter 17?
(a) She gives it to Catherine.
(b) She throws it into the fire.
(c) She gives it to Nelly.
(d) She pawns it.

9. How is Catherine injured at Thrushcross Grange in Chapter 6?
(a) She is hit by a falling tree branch.
(b) She is bitten by a dog.
(c) She is stabbed by the fence.
(d) She is struck by lightning.

10. Whom does Mrs. Dean go to retrieve when Catherine becomes delusional in Chapter 12?
(a) Joseph.
(b) Mr. Kenneth.
(c) Isabella.
(d) Heathcliff.

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

12. Aside from Catherine's husband, the mourners at her funeral are all what, according to Nelly in Chapter 16?
(a) Servants and tenants.
(b) Siblings or cousins.
(c) Out-of-town visitors.
(d) Clergy members.

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

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

15. Who does Heathcliff ask for help in cleaning up in Chapter 7?
(a) Hindley.
(b) Joseph.
(c) Mrs. Dean.
(d) Edgar.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Nelly go to fetch the doctor after Mr. Earnshaw dies in Chapter 5?

2. What does young Hareton do when he first sees Nelly outside of his family's home in Chapter 11?

3. Who is the dirty and savage child that Isabella greets when she first arrives at Wuthering Heights in Chapter 13?

4. 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?

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

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