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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. How long ago does Nelly say that Mr. Heathcliff died in Chapter 32?

2. When does the feast of Michaelmas occur?

3. What does Nelly go to fetch, leaving Cathy alone in the woods, in Chapter 22?

4. Where does Nelly say that Catherine and Hareton will live after they marry in Chapter 34?

5. What month is it when Catherine convinces her father to let her meet Linton in the land between their estates in Chapter 25?

Short Essay Questions

1. How has Cathy's relationship with Linton progressed in Chapter 25?

2. How does Catherine feel about her father's return with her cousin in Chapter 19?

3. What deception of Catherine's does Nelly discover in Chapter 21? How does Nelly handle the matter?

4. Where is Linton taken in Chapter 20? How does he feel about his circumstances?

5. How is Linton described in Chapter 19? How does Catherine feel about him?

6. Where does Linton meet Cathy and Nelly in Chapter 26? Why does he meet them at this location?

7. How does Heathcliff describe his duties to and expectations of his son in Chapter 20?

8. How does Nelly respond to the encounter between Catherine and Heathcliff in Chapter 22?

9. How does Linton behave during Catherine and Nelly's visit in Chapter 26?

10. What deception of Catherine's does Nelly discover in Chapter 24?

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 character of Mrs. Nelly Dean in Wuthering Heights. How old is Mrs. Dean when she relates the history of the estate to Mr. Lockwood? When did Nelly come to live at the estate? What relationship did Nelly have with each of the Catherines in the story? Do you consider Nelly to be a likeable character? Why or why not?

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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