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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 long after childbirth does Catherine die in Chapter 16?
(a) 2 days later.
(b) 2 months later.
(c) 2 hours later.
(d) 2 weeks later.

2. What is the name of the family that lives at Thrushcross Grange when Catherine and Heathcliff are children?
(a) The Earnshaws.
(b) The Lintons.
(c) The McCrarys.
(d) The Andersons.

3. What ultimatum does Edgar present to Catherine in Chapter 11?
(a) She must move to Wuthering Heights or leave the country.
(b) Her marriage or her friendship with Heathcliff.
(c) Her employment of Nelly or her marriage.
(d) Her friendship with Joseph or her marriage.

4. Whom does Heathcliff vow to have revenge on in Chapter 7?
(a) Nelly.
(b) Mr. Earnshaw.
(c) Hindley.
(d) Edgar.

5. When Nelly tells Edgar about Isabella's letter in Chapter 14, he tells her that if Isabella wants to oblige his wishes, then she should convince her husband to do what?
(a) Kill himself.
(b) Leave the country.
(c) Sell Wuthering Heights to Edgar.
(d) File for divorce.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How old is Cathy in Chapter 8 when Mrs. Dean describes her as "the queen of the country-side"?

3. Whom does Heathcliff say he blames for Catherine's illness in Chapter 13?

4. What is the name of the doctor that attends to Frances when Hareton is born in Chapter 8?

5. What weapon does Hindley threaten Nelly with in Chapter 9?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Nelly encounter when she travels to Wuthering Heights in Chapter 14?

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

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

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

6. What dream does Mr. Lockwood have when he drifts off in Chapter 3?

7. How does Mrs. Dean describe the early days of Catherine's marriage to Edgar in Chapter 10? What conflict is introduced?

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

9. What events and circumstances at Wuthering Heights does Nelly learn about in Chapter 17?

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

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