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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 word, meaning devilish or fiendish, does Edgar use to describe Heathcliff in Chapter 21?
(a) Diabolical.
(b) Patriarchal.
(c) Endemic.
(d) Anthropomorphic.

2. What word from Chapter 29 refers to a cord made from the dried intestines of animals and used in stringing musical instruments and tennis rackets?
(a) Rubicon.
(b) Catgut.
(c) Sexton.
(d) Umbilical.

3. For how long does Nelly become incapacitated due to illness after her and Cathy's visit to Wuthering Heights in Chapter 23?
(a) 2 months.
(b) 3 weeks.
(c) 1 week.
(d) 2 weeks.

4. Who arrives to let Nelly out of the room she's been locked in, in Chapter 28?
(a) Minny.
(b) Zillah.
(c) Catherine.
(d) Hareton.

5. How long ago does Mrs. Dean tell Mr. Lockwood these events occurred in the beginning of Chapter 25?
(a) 1 month ago.
(b) 1 year ago.
(c) 2 years ago.
(d) 3 years ago.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Cathy insist to Linton that she wishes he were in Chapter 23?

2. Who comes looking for Catherine and Nelly at Wuthering Heights in Chapter 27?

3. How much older is Hareton than Catherine?

4. At what time does Mr. Lockwood arrive at Wuthering Heights in Chapter 31?

5. Whose union does Heathcliff say it is his intention to oversee in Chapter 21?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Nelly respond to Catherine's disobedience in Chapter 18?

2. Where is Linton taken in Chapter 20? How does he feel about his circumstances?

3. Where does Linton meet Cathy and Nelly in Chapter 26? Why does he meet them at this location?

4. How does Nelly respond to the encounter between Catherine and Heathcliff in Chapter 22?

5. What happens when Cathy disappears in Chapter 18? Where is she found?

6. How does Mrs. Dean describe the changed appearance and demeanor of Heathcliff prior to his death in Chapter 34?

7. How does Catherine feel about her father's return with her cousin in Chapter 19?

8. What does Heathcliff reveal about his future plans to Nelly in Chapter 29?

9. How has Cathy's relationship with Linton progressed in Chapter 25?

10. How does Mrs. Dean describe Cathy's behavior after the death of Linton in Chapter 30?

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