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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. What month is it when Catherine first leaves her chamber after suffering from a brain fever in Chapter 13?
(a) August.
(b) March.
(c) July.
(d) September.

2. Where does Nelly go to fetch the doctor after Mr. Earnshaw dies in Chapter 5?
(a) Gimmerton.
(b) Liverpool.
(c) Glasgow.
(d) London.

3. How does Isabella say she was injured by Heathcliff before fleeing his home in Chapter 17?
(a) He stabbed her in the arm.
(b) He shot her in the arm.
(c) He stabbed her in the neck.
(d) He shot her in the leg.

4. Why does Isabella say Hindley did not attend Catherine's funeral in Chapter 17?
(a) He couldn't stay sober.
(b) He hated Catherine.
(c) He has pneumonia.
(d) He has become suicidal.

5. What is the name of the son that Isabella gives birth to in the south of England?
(a) Joseph.
(b) Edgar.
(c) Linton.
(d) Hareton.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does young Hareton do when he first sees Nelly outside of his family's home in Chapter 11?

2. Whom does Mrs. Dean describe as "the wearisomest self-righteous Pharisee that ever ransacked a Bible to rake the promises to himself and fling the curses to his neighbours" in Chapter 5?

3. According to the maid's story, where did Isabella and Heathcliff stop to have a horse's shoe fastened at a blacksmith in Chapter 12?

4. In what country is Wuthering Heights set?

5. Who is Catherine's brother married to in the diary entries from Chapter 3?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Who bursts into Thrushcross Grange while Nelly is tending to the baby in Chapter 17? Why?

5. What causes the conflict between Heathcliff and Edgar in Chapter 7? How is Heathcliff punished?

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

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 the changes in the Earnshaw household after the birth of Hareton in Chapter 8?

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

10. How does Mrs. Dean describe the histories of Wuthering Heights and Thrushcross Grange in Chapter 4?

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