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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 has been sent to retrieve Linton to Wuthering Heights in Chapter 19?

2. Linton asks Catherine to tell her father that his health is what, in Chapter 26?

3. What does Heathcliff say he has bribed the sexton to do once he dies in Chapter 29?

4. What has Cathy been giving to the stable-hand so that he will help her sneak away from the estate daily in Chapter 24?

5. What item of Catherine's does Linton describe Heathcliff smashing in Chapter 28?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What leads to Catherine's change of heart regarding visiting the Heights in Chapter 22?

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

7. What does Cathy beg of Nelly after her confession in Chapter 24? How does Nelly respond?

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

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

10. How does Mrs. Dean describe the changed appearance and demeanor of Heathcliff prior to his death in Chapter 34?

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 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 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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