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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. Whom does Heathcliff kiss in Chapter 11, causing an uproar in the Linton household?

2. For how long does Nelly hold onto Heathcliff's letter before she gives it to Catherine in Chapter 15?

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. How does Isabella say Hindley attempted killing Heathcliff in Chapter 17?

5. How old is Hindley when Heathcliff is brought into the Earnshaw home?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. In what year does the novel begin? Where is Mr. Lockwood when his character is first introduced?

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

5. How is the room described that Mr. Lockwood stays in at Wuthering Heights in Chapter 3?

6. What violent conflict occurs when Hindley returns home in Chapter 9?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze and discuss the character of Catherine Linton (the younger). How does young Catherine compare with her mother? In what ways are Catherine and her mother different? Whom does Nelly prefer of the mother and daughter? Why?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the transformation that Catherine undergoes while staying with the Lintons. How do the Lintons treat Catherine differently than her own family? How do the Lintons go about creating these changes in Catherine’s demeanor? What imagery is used to illustrate this change?

Essay Topic 3

Examine and discuss the plot structure of Wuthering Heights. Where in the narrative do the following occur: exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and denouement? How traditionally structured is the story? How does the author develop tension toward the climax?

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