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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Whom does Nelly hear Heathcliff talking to when he returns in the night in Chapter 34?
(a) Isabella.
(b) Catherine.
(c) Linton.
(d) Edgar.

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

4. Heathcliff tells Nelly in Chapter 20 that he has arranged for a tutor to visit his son how frequently to attend to his education?
(a) 3 days a month.
(b) 3 days a week.
(c) 2 days a week.
(d) 5 days a week.

5. How does Catherine escape her confinement at Wuthering Heights in Chapter 28?
(a) She sneaks out the back door.
(b) She climbs out the window.
(c) She walks out the front door.
(d) She escapes through the basement.

6. What does Catherine ask of Nelly after she confesses about her recent visits to Wuthering Heights in Chapter 24?
(a) She asks Nelly to call on Heathcliff.
(b) She asks Nelly not to tell her mother.
(c) She asks Nelly not to tell her father.
(d) She asks Nelly to call on Linton.

7. How does Cathy injure Linton in Chapter 23?
(a) She pulls his hair.
(b) She trips him.
(c) She shoves him.
(d) She stabs him.

8. What stipulation does Edgar make in his letter to Wuthering Heights in the conclusion of Chapter 24?
(a) Linton may visit Catherine, but Catherine cannot visit Wuthering Heights.
(b) Linton must stop writing.
(c) Catherine may visit Linton, but he may not enter Thrushcross Grange.
(d) Heathcluff must apologize.

9. At what time in the morning does Nelly wake up Linton to take him to Wuthering Heights in Chapter 20?
(a) 5:00.
(b) 7:00.
(c) 3:00.
(d) 8:00.

10. Who is cursing Nelly for singing when Mr. Lockwood arrives in Chapter 32?
(a) Hareton.
(b) Joseph.
(c) Heathcliff.
(d) Catherine.

11. For how long does Nelly become incapacitated due to illness after her and Cathy's visit to Wuthering Heights in Chapter 23?
(a) 3 weeks.
(b) 2 months.
(c) 1 week.
(d) 2 weeks.

12. Who does Nelly run for when she becomes frightened of Heathcliff's face in Chapter 34?
(a) Edgar.
(b) Linton.
(c) Catherine.
(d) Joseph.

13. At what time does Mr. Lockwood arrive at Wuthering Heights in Chapter 31?
(a) 12:00 a.m.
(b) 8:00 p.m.
(c) 3:00 p.m.
(d) 11:00 a.m.

14. How does Catherine feel about her visit with Linton in Chapter 26?
(a) Ecstatic.
(b) Disappointed.
(c) Happy.
(d) Overjoyed.

15. How much older is Hareton than Catherine?
(a) 4 months older.
(b) 10 years older.
(c) 5 years older.
(d) 3 years older.

Short Answer Questions

1. What month is it when Heathcliff leaves home overnight and returns home overjoyed in Chapter 34?

2. What word, meaning devilish or fiendish, does Edgar use to describe Heathcliff in Chapter 21?

3. Who nurses Nelly to health when she becomes ill in Chapter 23?

4. What animal does Heathcliff forbid Catherine taking with her to Wuthering Heights in Chapter 29?

5. For how long does Edgar go away in order to see Isabella as she is dying in Chapter 18?

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