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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Catherine say she cannot reply to Nelly's letter in Chapter 31?
(a) She is illiterate.
(b) She is forbidden.
(c) She is too sick.
(d) She has no paper.

2. Who is the maid that Linton calls for in Chapter 23?
(a) Frances.
(b) Zillah.
(c) Sarah.
(d) Mary.

3. What has Cathy been giving to the stable-hand so that he will help her sneak away from the estate daily in Chapter 24?
(a) Hair clippings.
(b) Books.
(c) Jewelry.
(d) Money.

4. What object does Heathcliff tell Nelly to have sent over to Wuthering Heights from Thrushcross Grange when he leaves in Chapter 29?
(a) Edgar's bed.
(b) A porcelain vase.
(c) Catherine's portrait.
(d) An armchair.

5. What does Mrs. Dean give to Mr. Lockwood to pass along to Catherine in Chapter 31?
(a) A locket.
(b) A note.
(c) Divorce papers.
(d) Money.

6. What does Heathcliff do when Cathy attempts to get the key from him and escape his house in Chapter 27?
(a) He hits her.
(b) He runs from her.
(c) He throws the key into the fireplace.
(d) He screams and coughs.

7. How far is Linton from his home when Catherine and Nelly meet him in Chapter 25?
(a) A quarter of a mile.
(b) Three quarters of a mile.
(c) 4 miles.
(d) 2 miles.

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

9. Heathcliff describes Hareton in Chapter 33 as a personification of what?
(a) Revenge.
(b) Edgar's youth.
(c) Heathcliff's youth.
(d) Good fortune.

10. Who helps Hareton clean up to impress Catherine in Chapter 30?
(a) Zillah.
(b) Nelly.
(c) Minny.
(d) Fanny.

11. What word used in Chapter 31 refers to a destructive fire?
(a) Allegory.
(b) Enticement.
(c) Engagement.
(d) Conflagration.

12. Whom does Cathy encounter in the woods when she is left alone in Chapter 22?
(a) Hareton.
(b) Edgar.
(c) Heathcliff.
(d) Linton.

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

14. What month is it when Catherine convinces her father to let her meet Linton in the land between their estates in Chapter 25?
(a) September.
(b) July.
(c) April.
(d) June.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where does Nelly say that Catherine and Hareton will live after they marry in Chapter 34?

3. What does Heathcliff say he has bribed the sexton to do once he dies in Chapter 29?

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

5. Whom does Nelly hear Heathcliff talking to when he returns in the night in Chapter 34?

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