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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. How does Heathcliff say he intends to gain ownership of the Earnshaws' estate in Chapter 10?
(a) By buying it outright.
(b) Through political back-doors.
(c) Through gambling.
(d) By drilling for oil on it.

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

3. Whom does Catherine blame for her disintegration into illness in Chapter 15?
(a) Edgar and Heathcliff.
(b) Linton and Edgar.
(c) Frances and Hindley.
(d) Nelly and Mr. Kenneth.

4. How many months premature is Catherine's daughter born in Chapter 16?
(a) 3 months' premature.
(b) 2 months' premature.
(c) 4 months' premature.
(d) 1 month premature.

5. What does Catherine compare her love for Edgar with in Chapter 9?
(a) Feathers in the wind.
(b) Smoke from a campfire.
(c) Foliage in the woods.
(d) Eternal rocks.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Edgar punch Heathcliff in Chapter 11?

2. What is the distance between Thrushcross Grange and Wuthering Heights?

3. What dish does Heathcliff dump onto Edgar Linton in Chapter 7?

4. How is Catherine injured at Thrushcross Grange in Chapter 6?

5. What is the name of the bride that Hindley brings home in Chapter 6?

Short Essay Questions

1. What secret does Catherine tell Nelly in Chapter 9? Why is Catherine conflicted about this secret?

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

3. What letters are received from Isabella in Chapter 13? What does Isabella ask for in her letters?

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

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

6. How is Mr. Lockwood greeted when he arrives at Wuthering Heights in Chapter 2?

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

8. What takes place in the days following Edgar's ultimatum in Chapter 12?

9. What leads to Catherine and Heathcliff's disappearance in Chapter 6?

10. How does Heathcliff respond when Nelly informs him of Catherine's death in Chapter 16?

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