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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 is the name of Catherine Earnshaw's adopted brother?

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

3. What word used in Chapter 5 refers to a depraved or wicked person?

4. What does Nelly eventually agree to do under Heathcliff's insistence in Chapter 14?

5. What does Catherine compare her love for Edgar with in Chapter 9?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What leads Nelly to visit the Heights in Chapter 11? What does she encounter when she arrives there?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. How does Mrs. Dean describe the influence of Joseph in the Earnshaw household in Chapter 5?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and analyze Heathcliff’s actions, objectives, and obstacles in the pursuit of his revenge. Why does Heathcliff choose this particular point in time to kidnap Nelly and Catherine? How does this further his objective of revenge?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the transformation that Heathcliff undergoes in the end of the novel. What are Nelly’s perceptions of the changes in Heathcliff? Do you think that Heathcliff reaches happiness after he dies? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Examine Heathcliff’s role as “the outsider” in Wuthering Heights. In what ways does Heathcliff differ in appearance from his adopted siblings at the Earnshaw home? Is Heathcliff treated differently due to his appearance? How does Heathcliff differ in terms of his education, manners, and social expectations? How does this influence his behavior?

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