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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Heathcliff say Joseph is loading lime in Chapter 8?
(a) In Gimmerton.
(b) By Penistone Crags.
(c) In East Flats.
(d) Near Liverpool.

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

3. 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 throws rocks at her.
(c) He runs crying into her arms.
(d) He kisses her repeatedly.

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

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

6. 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.

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

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

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

10. What word from Chapter 14 means to express sharp, stern disapproval of something?
(a) Barricade.
(b) Banter.
(c) Remit.
(d) Rebuke.

11. Where does Mr. Earnshaw discover Heathcliff as an orphan?
(a) London.
(b) Glasgow.
(c) Liverpool.
(d) Dublin.

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

13. In what country is Wuthering Heights set?
(a) England.
(b) The United States.
(c) France.
(d) Canada.

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

15. Where does Edgar punch Heathcliff in Chapter 11?
(a) In the leg.
(b) In the throat.
(c) In the gut.
(d) In the arm.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the bride that Hindley brings home in Chapter 6?

2. What does Heathcliff demand he and Hindley exchange, leading to a fight, in Chapter 4?

3. What does Mrs. Dean say is the maiden name of the girl Catherine living at Mr. Heathcliff's home in Chapter 4?

4. In what year does Chapter 1 begin?

5. What is the name of the family that lives at Thrushcross Grange when Catherine and Heathcliff are children?

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