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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. During what month does Mr. Earnshaw die in Chapter 5?
(a) August.
(b) October.
(c) July.
(d) December.

3. What is the title of the book on the shelf that Mr. Lockwood sees as he dozes off in Chapter 3?
(a) The Pickwick Papers.
(b) Seventy Times Seven, and the First of the Seventy First.
(c) The Year of the Dark Warrior.
(d) Oliver Twist.

4. For how long has Heathcliff been away when he appears at Thrushcross Grange in Chapter 10?
(a) 3 years.
(b) 1 year.
(c) 6 months.
(d) 2 years.

5. How old is Hindley when Heathcliff is brought into the Earnshaw home?
(a) 3.
(b) 9.
(c) 6.
(d) 14.

6. Where does Catherine describe a fairy cave in her delusion in Chapter 12?
(a) In the graveyard.
(b) At Wuthering Heights.
(c) Under Penistone Crags.
(d) Under the Gimmerton chapel.

7. What does Nelly send the man-servant to buy in the village for Catherine in Chapter 15?
(a) Flowers.
(b) Apples.
(c) Lamb.
(d) Oranges.

8. What does Heathcliff place in the locket Catherine wears in her death-bed in Chapter 16?
(a) Ashes.
(b) A photograph.
(c) A lock of his hair.
(d) A gemstone.

9. What is the name of Catherine Earnshaw's adopted brother?
(a) Heathcliff.
(b) Edgar.
(c) Linton.
(d) Joseph.

10. What is the name of the bride that Hindley brings home in Chapter 6?
(a) Mary.
(b) Sarah.
(c) Catherine.
(d) Frances.

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

12. How many months premature is Catherine's daughter born in Chapter 16?
(a) 2 months' premature.
(b) 3 months' premature.
(c) 4 months' premature.
(d) 1 month premature.

13. What does Isabella do with her wedding ring in Chapter 17?
(a) She pawns it.
(b) She gives it to Nelly.
(c) She gives it to Catherine.
(d) She throws it into the fire.

14. What is the name of the doctor that attends to Frances when Hareton is born in Chapter 8?
(a) Mr. Kenneth.
(b) Dr. Williams.
(c) Dr. Kingsley.
(d) Mr. Frank.

15. Who does Heathcliff ask for help in cleaning up in Chapter 7?
(a) Hindley.
(b) Mrs. Dean.
(c) Edgar.
(d) Joseph.

Short Answer Questions

1. What weapon does Hindley threaten Nelly with in Chapter 9?

2. Who is waiting to see Catherine when Mrs. Dean returns to Thrushcross Grange in Chapter 14?

3. Whom does Catherine blame for her disintegration into illness in Chapter 15?

4. What is the distance between Thrushcross Grange and Wuthering Heights?

5. What is the name of Catherine Earnshaw's older brother?

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