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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. Where does Mr. Earnshaw discover Heathcliff as an orphan?

2. Where does Catherine move after marrying Edgar?

3. How old is Hindley when Heathcliff is brought into the Earnshaw home?

4. How does Isabella say Hindley attempted killing Heathcliff in Chapter 17?

5. What color are Edgar Linton's eyes described as in Chapter 7?

Short Essay Questions

1. How much time has passed since Isabella's disappearance in Chapter 13? What happened during this time?

2. What takes place in the days following Edgar's ultimatum in Chapter 12?

3. What letters are received from Isabella in Chapter 13? What does Isabella ask for in her letters?

4. How does Mrs. Dean describe the early days of Catherine's marriage to Edgar in Chapter 10? What conflict is introduced?

5. Why does Nelly delay giving Catherine the letter in Chapter 15? What is the consequence of this delay?

6. How does Mrs. Dean describe the histories of Wuthering Heights and Thrushcross Grange in Chapter 4?

7. What does Nelly encounter when she travels to Wuthering Heights in Chapter 14?

8. How does Heathcliff respond when Nelly informs him of Catherine's death in Chapter 16?

9. How does Mrs. Dean describe the changes in the Earnshaw household after the birth of Hareton in Chapter 8?

10. What causes the conflicts in the Earnshaw household that Mrs. Dean describes in Chapter 5?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the themes of religion, morality, and hypocrisy seen in Wuthering Heights. Which of these themes do you think is represented by Joseph’s character? Why? How do the themes of religion and morality interconnect? How do they differ? Who behaves in a hypocritical manner in the story?

Essay Topic 2

Analyze and discuss the characters of Hindley Earnshaw and Heathcliff. What is the root of the rivalry that develops between Heathcliff and Hindley? How does this rivalry escalate? What efforts might have been made to change their relationship?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Victorian beliefs regarding the supernatural and the depictions of the supernatural in Wuthering Heights. What were common beliefs during this period in regards to ghosts and haunting? Do you think that the readers of Victorian England would have believed it possible to be haunted by a ghost? How do you think reader perceptions differ today?

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