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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. Who is the elderly male servant at Wuthering Heights in Chapter 2?
(a) Hindley.
(b) Hareton.
(c) Joseph.
(d) Edgar.

5. 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 runs crying into her arms.
(d) He throws rocks at her.

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

7. What is the name of Isabella's springer spaniel that is caught up and choking from a handkerchief in Chapter 12?
(a) Hareton.
(b) Heathcliff.
(c) Fanny.
(d) Zillah.

8. Whom does Catherine take with her as a chaperone when she goes to visit Heathcliff in Chapter 10?
(a) Isabella.
(b) Joseph.
(c) Nelly.
(d) Edgar.

9. What Shakespearean play is alluded to in Chapter 2 when Mr. Lockwood is held down by Mr. Heathcliff's dogs?
(a) Hamlet.
(b) Romeo and Juliet.
(c) King Lear.
(d) Macbeth.

10. How does Isabella say she was injured by Heathcliff before fleeing his home in Chapter 17?
(a) He shot her in the leg.
(b) He shot her in the arm.
(c) He stabbed her in the arm.
(d) He stabbed her in the neck.

11. What is the name of the son that Isabella gives birth to in the south of England?
(a) Linton.
(b) Hareton.
(c) Edgar.
(d) Joseph.

12. Where does Catherine move after marrying Edgar?
(a) Gimmerton.
(b) Liverpool.
(c) Thrushcross Grange.
(d) Wuthering Heights.

13. For how long does Mr. Lockwood say he's been sick in the beginning of Chapter 10?
(a) 4 weeks.
(b) 6 weeks.
(c) 2 weeks.
(d) 1 week.

14. Whom does Heathcliff say he blames for Catherine's illness in Chapter 13?
(a) Linton.
(b) Mr. Kenneth.
(c) Hareton.
(d) Edgar.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the doctor that attends to Frances when Hareton is born in Chapter 8?

2. What weapon does Hindley threaten Nelly with in Chapter 9?

3. What is the name of Catherine Earnshaw's older brother?

4. How many months premature is Catherine's daughter born in Chapter 16?

5. What ultimatum does Edgar present to Catherine in Chapter 11?

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