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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. What animal does Heathcliff forbid Catherine taking with her to Wuthering Heights in Chapter 29?

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

3. How does Heathcliff say he feels about his son when he first sees him in Chapter 20?

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

5. Who is to act as guardian of Catherine when she visits Linton in Chapter 25?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Linton behave during Catherine and Nelly's visit in Chapter 26?

2. What happens when Cathy disappears in Chapter 18? Where is she found?

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

4. How does Nelly respond to Catherine's disobedience in Chapter 18?

5. How does Catherine feel about her father's return with her cousin in Chapter 19?

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

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

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

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

10. Why does Edgar consent to allow Cathy to make a visit to Linton in Chapter 25? Is this a wise choice?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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