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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What ultimatum does Edgar present to Catherine in Chapter 11?

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

3. During what month is Hareton born?

4. What is the title of the book on the shelf that Mr. Lockwood sees as he dozes off in Chapter 3?

5. Where does Catherine move after marrying Edgar?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Mrs. Dean describe the changes in the Earnshaw household after the birth of Hareton in Chapter 8?

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

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

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

6. How is Mr. Heathcliff's estate described in Chapter 1? Where is this estate in relation to Thrushcross Grange?

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

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

9. How long does Catherine stay at Thrushcross Grange in Chapter 7? How is she different when she returns to Wuthering Heights?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the theme of revenge in Wuthering Heights. What causes Heathcliff to vow revenge on Hindley? How does Heathcliff enact revenge on Edgar during Christmas dinner? How significant do you think revenge is as a motive in literature?

Essay Topic 2

Analyze and discuss the characters of Hindley Earnshaw and Heathcliff. What is the root of the rivalry that develops between Heathcliff and Hindley? How does this rivalry escalate? What efforts might have been made to change their relationship?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the changes in the narrative style of Wuthering Heights that occur in Chapter 4. How does the narrative shift when Mrs. Dean begins telling her story? How does the language style of Nelly’s narration differ from Mr. Lockwood’s? Why do you think the author chooses to make this narrative shift?

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