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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old is Cathy in Chapter 8 when Mrs. Dean describes her as "the queen of the country-side"?
(a) 15.
(b) 14.
(c) 13.
(d) 17.

2. 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) Take a letter from him to Catherine.
(d) Obtain divorce papers for him.

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

4. What are the children at Thrushcross Grange fighting over when Heathcliff and Catherine go there in Chapter 6?
(a) A puppy.
(b) A toy truck.
(c) A doll.
(d) A kitten.

5. What is the name of Catherine Earnshaw's older brother?
(a) Hareton.
(b) Joseph.
(c) Edgar.
(d) Hindley.

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

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

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

9. What dish does Heathcliff dump onto Edgar Linton in Chapter 7?
(a) Hot applesauce.
(b) Hot gravy.
(c) Roast turkey.
(d) A cherry pie.

10. What word from Chapter 14 refers to a name or title?
(a) Assonance.
(b) Soliloquy.
(c) Indignation.
(d) Appellation.

11. What does Mrs. Dean say is the maiden name of the girl Catherine living at Mr. Heathcliff's home in Chapter 4?
(a) Linton.
(b) Williams.
(c) Earnshaw.
(d) Heathcliff.

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

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

14. 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) Clergy members.
(d) Out-of-town visitors.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How long after childbirth does Catherine die in Chapter 16?

2. What does Catherine compare her love for Edgar with in Chapter 9?

3. Why does Isabella say Hindley did not attend Catherine's funeral in Chapter 17?

4. On what day of the week is Catherine's funeral in Chapter 16?

5. How many years does Mrs. Dean say she has worked at the estate in Chapter 4?

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