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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 does the word "paroxysm" from Chapter 15 refer to?

2. What is the name of Catherine Earnshaw's older brother?

3. Who is the maid that announces Isabella's disappearance in Chapter 12?

4. What does young Hareton do when he first sees Nelly outside of his family's home in Chapter 11?

5. During what month does Mr. Earnshaw die in Chapter 5?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Heathcliff respond to Catherine when she accuses him of using Isabella to hurt her in Chapter 11?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and discuss the setting of Thrushcross Grange in the novel. How far is Thrushcross Grange from Wuthering Heights? What is the foliage like around the estate? How old is this house? What kind of atmosphere do you sense regarding the setting in Chapter 1? What role does this setting play in the story?

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

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?

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