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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Heathcliff say Joseph is loading lime in Chapter 8?
(a) Near Liverpool.
(b) In East Flats.
(c) In Gimmerton.
(d) By Penistone Crags.

2. What year does Mr. Lockwood see on the gate to Mr. Heathcliff's estate in Chapter 1?
(a) 1653.
(b) 1400.
(c) 1772.
(d) 1500.

3. What is the name of the estate where Mr. Heathcliff lives in Chapter 1?
(a) Thrushcross Grange.
(b) Gimmerton.
(c) Ridley's Park.
(d) Wuthering Heights.

4. Whom does Heathcliff kiss in Chapter 11, causing an uproar in the Linton household?
(a) Frances.
(b) Isabella.
(c) Nelly.
(d) Mary.

5. Who is waiting to see Catherine when Mrs. Dean returns to Thrushcross Grange in Chapter 14?
(a) Mr. Kenneth.
(b) Isabella.
(c) Joseph.
(d) Heathcliff.

Short Answer Questions

1. What Shakespearean play is alluded to in Chapter 2 when Mr. Lockwood is held down by Mr. Heathcliff's dogs?

2. What color are Edgar Linton's eyes described as in Chapter 7?

3. What is the name of the estate that Mr. Lockwood has rented from Mr. Heathcliff?

4. What does the word "paroxysm" from Chapter 15 refer to?

5. Whom does Catherine blame for her disintegration into illness in Chapter 15?

Short Essay Questions

1. In what year does the novel begin? Where is Mr. Lockwood when his character is first introduced?

2. What causes the conflicts in the Earnshaw household that Mrs. Dean describes in Chapter 5?

3. What is the cause of the conflict between Catherine and Heathcliff in Chapter 8?

4. How does Mrs. Dean describe her history at Thrushcross Grange in Chapter 4?

5. How much time has passed since Isabella's disappearance in Chapter 13? What happened during this time?

6. What revelations does Heathcliff make to Nelly of his motivations in Chapter 14?

7. How does Mrs. Dean describe Catherine's behavior when she first encounters her in her room in Chapter 12?

8. Why does Nelly delay giving Catherine the letter in Chapter 15? What is the consequence of this delay?

9. What is foreshadowed through Isabella's behavior toward Heathcliff in Chapter 10?

10. How does the atmosphere of the Earnshaw home change when Hindley returns in Chapter 6?

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