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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. During what month is Hareton born?

2. What weapon does Hindley threaten Nelly with in Chapter 9?

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

4. What does Heathcliff demand he and Hindley exchange, leading to a fight, in Chapter 4?

5. Whom does Catherine blame for her disintegration into illness in Chapter 15?

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

3. What secret does Catherine tell Nelly in Chapter 9? Why is Catherine conflicted about this secret?

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

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

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

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

8. What is the cause of the conflict between Catherine and Heathcliff in Chapter 8?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze and discuss the character of Mr. Lockwood in the novel. How old is Mr. Lockwood? Why did he come to live at Thrushcross Grange? Where did he live prior to this? What are Mr. Lockwood’s impressions of his host at Wuthering Heights? What do you think is the significance of Mr. Lockwood’s name?

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

Describe and discuss the character of Linton Heathcliff in Wuthering Heights. How old is Linton when he arrives at Thrushcross Grange? How does Linton differ from Catherine? How does Linton’s character develop as he grows older? What attributes of Linton’s does Catherine appreciate?

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