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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. Who nurses Nelly to health when she becomes ill in Chapter 23?

2. Who does Nelly run for when she becomes frightened of Heathcliff's face in Chapter 34?

3. Whom does Nelly find young Catherine talking to at Wuthering Heights after she has stolen away from home in Chapter 18?

4. Who accompanies Cathy on a walk around Wuthering Heights in Chapter 21?

5. What word from Chapter 33 refers to the inner drive that causes a person to perform actions against his or her will?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Cathy feel about her visit to Wuthering Heights in Chapter 27? Why?

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

4. How does Nelly respond to Catherine's disobedience in Chapter 18?

5. How does Cathy obtain Nelly's letter in Chapter 31? What does she tell Mr. Lockwood regarding a response?

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

7. How does Mrs. Dean describe the encounter between Catherine and Linton at Wuthering Heights in Chapter 23?

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

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

10. What happens when Cathy disappears in Chapter 18? Where is she found?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the theme of women’s oppression in Wuthering Heights. What are some examples of situations in the novel where a woman is forced into a choice whereas she might have more options if she were a man? What criticisms did the novel receive when it was published in this regard? What were the rights, expectations, and social roles of women in the 18th and early 19th centuries in England?

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

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?

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