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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Nelly discover Cathy's hidden letters in Chapter 21?
(a) In her bedroom dresser drawer.
(b) In a drawer in the library.
(c) Under her pillow.
(d) In a kitchen cabinet.

2. What is the only building that young Catherine has entered other than her home by the age of thirteen?
(a) The London Museum.
(b) Her grandmother's house.
(c) Wuthering Heights.
(d) The Gimmerton chapel.

3. Where has it been rumored that Nelly became lost in Chapter 28?
(a) The Pinnacles.
(b) The marsh.
(c) London.
(d) Gimmerton.

4. Linton asks Catherine to tell her father that his health is what, in Chapter 26?
(a) Declining.
(b) Delicate.
(c) Precarious.
(d) Tolerable.

5. What word used by Nelly in Chapter 33 refers to a psychosis characterized by obsessions with one idea or group of ideas?
(a) Megalomania.
(b) Monomania.
(c) Narcissism.
(d) Schizophrenia.

6. For how long does Edgar go away in order to see Isabella as she is dying in Chapter 18?
(a) 2 months.
(b) 1 week.
(c) 3 months.
(d) 3 weeks.

7. What does Hareton do that offends and upsets Catherine in Chapter 30?
(a) He speaks to her.
(b) He gives her a ring.
(c) He reads her a poem.
(d) He touches her hair.

8. Where is Nelly working when Mr. Lockwood visits in Chapter 32?
(a) Wharton's Mill.
(b) The Gimmerton Inn.
(c) Thrushcross Grange.
(d) Wuthering Heights.

9. What word from Chapter 29 refers to a cord made from the dried intestines of animals and used in stringing musical instruments and tennis rackets?
(a) Catgut.
(b) Umbilical.
(c) Rubicon.
(d) Sexton.

10. Who is the only person that appears to actually mourn for Heathcliff after his death?
(a) Catherine.
(b) Nelly.
(c) Linton.
(d) Hareton.

11. What does Heathcliff tell Nelly he intends to do with Thrushcross Grange in Chapter 29?
(a) He plans to rebuild it.
(b) He plans to raze it.
(c) He plans to rent it out.
(d) He plans to sell it.

12. Who holds the door against Nelly and won't let her enter when she comes to Wuthering Heights to check on Catherine in Chapter 30?
(a) Joseph.
(b) Mary.
(c) Hareton.
(d) Catherine.

13. How old does Nelly tell Cathy she is when Cathy begins crying on their walk in Chapter 22?
(a) 50.
(b) 55.
(c) 45.
(d) 35.

14. What does Cathy insist to Linton that she wishes he were in Chapter 23?
(a) Her husband.
(b) Her uncle.
(c) Her brother.
(d) Her father.

15. What plants of Joseph's does Hareton dig up from the yard at Wuthering Heights in Chapter 33?
(a) Currant and gooseberry bushes.
(b) Daisies and rosebushes.
(c) Blueberry and strawberry bushes.
(d) Palm trees and juniper bushes.

Short Answer Questions

1. At what time in the morning does Nelly wake up Linton to take him to Wuthering Heights in Chapter 20?

2. Who is the stable-hand that Cathy has been bribing to help her sneak out every day in Chapter 24?

3. What word from Chapter 19 means characterized by displeasure at something considered unjust or offensive?

4. What word from Chapter 20 refers to a unfortunate or unhappy person?

5. How long has it been since Cathy has seen Linton when they meet in Chapter 26?

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