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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. For how long does Edgar go away in order to see Isabella as she is dying in Chapter 18?

2. What plants of Joseph's does Hareton dig up from the yard at Wuthering Heights in Chapter 33?

3. How far is Linton from his home when Catherine and Nelly meet him in Chapter 25?

4. When does Linton tell Cathy they are to be married when she is locked in his house in Chapter 27?

5. Whose chamber are Catherine and Nelly taken to in order to spend the night in Chapter 27?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What causes the uproar when Catherine and Hareton rearrange the garden at Wuthering Heights in Chapter 33?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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