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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 word from Chapter 20 refers to a unfortunate or unhappy person?

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

3. Whom does Linton exhibit great fear of in Chapter 26?

4. How does Catherine escape her confinement at Wuthering Heights in Chapter 28?

5. Who does Catherine say purposely avoids her on her visits to Wuthering Heights in Chapter 24?

Short Essay Questions

1. What leads to the encounter between Catherine and Heathcliff in the beginning of Chapter 21?

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

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

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

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

6. What does Nelly reveal to Edgar after escaping Wuthering Heights in Chapter 28? How does Edgar respond?

7. When does Chapter 32 take place? What does Mr. Lockwood encounter when he approaches Wuthering Heights?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and analyze Heathcliff’s actions, objectives, and obstacles in the pursuit of his revenge. Why does Heathcliff choose this particular point in time to kidnap Nelly and Catherine? How does this further his objective of revenge?

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 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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