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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whom does Mrs. Dean go to retrieve when Catherine becomes delusional in Chapter 12?
(a) Heathcliff.
(b) Isabella.
(c) Mr. Kenneth.
(d) Joseph.

2. In what year does Chapter 1 begin?
(a) 1801.
(b) 1881.
(c) 1832.
(d) 1795.

3. What word used in Chapter 5 refers to a depraved or wicked person?
(a) Curate.
(b) Protagonist.
(c) Reprobate.
(d) Agnostic.

4. What is the name of Catherine Earnshaw's older brother?
(a) Edgar.
(b) Hindley.
(c) Hareton.
(d) Joseph.

5. What does Heathcliff demand he and Hindley exchange, leading to a fight, in Chapter 4?
(a) Cars.
(b) Wills.
(c) Horses.
(d) Girlfriends.

6. How long after childbirth does Catherine die in Chapter 16?
(a) 2 hours later.
(b) 2 days later.
(c) 2 months later.
(d) 2 weeks later.

7. What word from Chapter 5 refers to a member of the clergy, particularly of the Anglican church?
(a) Parson.
(b) Promontory.
(c) Partition.
(d) Pliny.

8. What does Catherine compare her love for Edgar with in Chapter 9?
(a) Foliage in the woods.
(b) Feathers in the wind.
(c) Eternal rocks.
(d) Smoke from a campfire.

9. What word from Chapter 14 means to express sharp, stern disapproval of something?
(a) Banter.
(b) Barricade.
(c) Remit.
(d) Rebuke.

10. What ultimatum does Edgar present to Catherine in Chapter 11?
(a) Her marriage or her friendship with Heathcliff.
(b) She must move to Wuthering Heights or leave the country.
(c) Her friendship with Joseph or her marriage.
(d) Her employment of Nelly or her marriage.

11. Why does Isabella say Hindley did not attend Catherine's funeral in Chapter 17?
(a) He hated Catherine.
(b) He couldn't stay sober.
(c) He has pneumonia.
(d) He has become suicidal.

12. Whom does Heathcliff say he blames for Catherine's illness in Chapter 13?
(a) Mr. Kenneth.
(b) Linton.
(c) Edgar.
(d) Hareton.

13. How old is Heathcliff in Chapter 8?
(a) 12.
(b) 5.
(c) 16.
(d) 19.

14. How does Isabella say Hindley attempted killing Heathcliff in Chapter 17?
(a) He tried to smother him.
(b) He tried to hang him.
(c) He tried to shoot him.
(d) He tried to poison him.

15. Who is Catherine's brother married to in the diary entries from Chapter 3?
(a) Sarah.
(b) Frances.
(c) Nelly.
(d) Mary.

Short Answer Questions

1. For how long does Mr. Lockwood say he's been sick in the beginning of Chapter 10?

2. Who does Heathcliff ask for help in cleaning up in Chapter 7?

3. What year does Mr. Lockwood see on the gate to Mr. Heathcliff's estate in Chapter 1?

4. What does Heathcliff place in the locket Catherine wears in her death-bed in Chapter 16?

5. How old is Cathy in Chapter 8 when Mrs. Dean describes her as "the queen of the country-side"?

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