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

2. What is the only building that young Catherine has entered other than her home by the age of thirteen?

3. What does Heathcliff do when Cathy attempts to get the key from him and escape his house in Chapter 27?

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

5. Whom does Cathy encounter in the woods when she is left alone in Chapter 22?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Examine and discuss the plot structure of Wuthering Heights. Where in the narrative do the following occur: exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and denouement? How traditionally structured is the story? How does the author develop tension toward the climax?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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