Wuthering Heights Multiple Choice Questions

Wuthering Heights was first published in a) 1827, b) 1837, c) 1847, d) 1857, e) 1867

c) 1847

Has the book ever been out of print? a) yes, b) no

b) no

When did Emily Brontë die? a) a year before the novel was published, b) a year after the novel was published

b) a year after the novel was published

How old was Emily Brontë when she died? a) 20, b) 30, c) 40, d) 50, e) 60

b) 30

Who has spent his life carrying a torch for Catherine?

a) Heathcliff, b) Edgar Linton, c) Mr. Kenneth, d) Mr. Lockwood, e) none of the above

a) Heathcliff

Who is Linton Heathcliff's mother? a) Cathy Linton,

b) Nelly Dean, c) Isabella, d) Zillah, e) Catherine Earnshaw Linton

c) Isabella

Who is Hareton's father? a) Heathcliff, b) Mr. Lockwood, c) Edgar Linton, d) Hindley Earnshaw, e) the elder Mr. Earnshaw

d) Hindley Earnshaw

Who are brother and sister? a) Hindley and Cathy,

b) Hindley and Catherine, c) Heathcliff and Isabella,

d) Edgar and Cathy, e) Edgar and Catherine

b) Hindley and Catherine

Who are cousins? a) Heathcliff and Cathy, b) Heathcliff and Isabella, c) Linton and Isabella, d) Linton and Cathy, e) Hareton and Isabella

d) Linton and Cathy

Who actually marries Catherine? a) Heathcliff, b) Linton, c) Edgar, c) Mr. Lockwood, d) Mr. Kenneth

c) Edgar

Who is the narrator in this novel? a) Nelly Dean, b) Mr. Lockwood, c) both "a" & "b" and others

c) both "a" & "b" and others

Who speaks in an almost indecipherable dialect?

a) Linton, b) Mr. Kenneth, c) Joseph, d) Heathcliff,

e) Nelly

c) Joseph

In Chapter I, what is Mr. Lockwood's relationship with Heathcliff?

a) brothers, b) cousins, c) tenant-landlord, d) defendant-plaintiff, e) childhood friends

c) tenant-landlord

In Chapter III, Mr. Lockwood spends the night at Wuthering Heights and dreams of what?

a) being pursued by wild dogs, b) someone wanting to enter his bed chamber, c) a romantic holiday, d) his own death, e) a mysterious carriage ride

b) someone wanting to enter his bed chamber

In Chapter IV, Mr. Earnshaw returns with a child that he found where?

a) London, b) Glasgow, c) Edinburgh, d) Paris,

e) Liverpool

e) Liverpool

In Chapter VI, when Hindley returns from college for his father's funeral, what or whom does he bring with him?

a) a wife, b) a college roommate, c) a girlfriend, d) a new horse, e) a book

a) a wife

Also in Chapter VI, who goes to Thrushcross Grange and spies on Edgar and Isabella? a) Hindley and Frances,

b) Hareton and Zillah, c) Joseph and Zillah,

d) Heathcliff and Catherine, e) Cathy and Linton

d) Heathcliff and Catherine

Who is Skulker? a) a pet goat, b) a dog that grabs Heathcliff, c) a dog that grabs Catherine, d) a draft horse, e) a pet rat

c) a dog that grabs Catherine

In Chapter VII, Edgar and Isabella visit Wuthering Heights. What does Heathcliff hit Edgar with? a) his fist, b) hot applesauce, c) a tablespoon, d) a frying pan, e) a cudgel

b) hot applesauce

For his actions, Heathcliff is locked in the garret. How does Catherine join him? a) she steals a key from the housekeeper, b) she breaks down the door, c) she climbs across the roof and enters through a skylight, d) she persuades Nelly Dean to open the door, e) she convinces her father that Heathcliff is dying

c) she climbs across the roof and enters through a skylight

In Chapter VIII, what happens to Hindley after his wife dies? a) he moves to London, b) he becomes dissipated,

c) he re-marries, d) he becomes friends with Heathcliff,

e) he becomes a devoted father

b) he becomes dissipated

In Chapter IX, Hindley drops Hareton over the banister. Who catches him?

a) Catherine, b) Joseph, c) Nelly, d) Zillah, e) Heathcliff

e) Heathcliff

Who in this novel is often reading the Bible and condemning others for their wicked ways? a) Zillah,

b) Joseph, c) Mr. Kenneth, d) Edgar, e) Nelly

b) Joseph

In Chapter IX, Heathcliff overhears Catherine's criticism of him but not her love for him. He will disappear. In Chapter X he returns. How long has he been gone? a) one night, b) one year, c) three years, d) five years, e) ten years

c) three years

When Heathcliff returns, he pays rent to live in

a) Thrushcross Grange, b) a Gimmerton inn, c) Wuthering Heights, d) at Mr. Kenneth's dwelling, e) a nearby farmer's cottage

c) Wuthering Heights

Also in Chapter X, Heathcliff tells Catherine that he ___ Isabella.

a) loves, b) can't stand

b) can't stand

In Chapter XI, does Heathcliff ever kiss Isabella?

a) yes, b) no

a) yes

After an argument with Edgar in Chapter XI, Catherine ___. a) runs away with Heathcliff, b) refuses to eat,

c) moves into the servants' quarters, d) tries to kill Edgar, e) files suit against Edgar

b) refuses to eat

In Chapter XII, what happened to Fanny?

a) shot, b) knifed, c)hanged, d) buried alive, e) sold

c)hanged

Heathcliff and Isabella elope. We learn in Chapter XIII that they return after how long? a) three days, b) one month, c) two months, d) a year, e) two years

c) two months

Is Isabella welcomed back into her brother's good graces? a) yes, b) no

b) no

In Chapter XIV, how does Heathcliff set up a meeting with Catherine? a) he goes to Thrushcross Grange, b) he imprisons Nelly until she agrees to set up a meeting, c) he persuades Zillah to set up a meeting, d) he bribes Joseph to set up a meeting, e) he bribes Hareton to set up a meeting

b) he imprisons Nelly until she agrees to set up a meeting

In Chapter XV, Heathcliff visits Catherine. Where is Edgar? a) riding on the moors, b) in London, c) in the stable, d) at church, e) in court

d) at church

In Chapter XVI, Catherine dies during childbirth. What does Nelly place into Catherine's locket? a) a picture of her new baby, b) a picture of Edgar, c) a prayer,

d) entwined hair from Edgar & Heathcliff, e) a lock of hair from the new baby

d) entwined hair from Edgar & Heathcliff

In Chapter XVII who moves near London? a) Heathcliff, b) Edgar, c) Isabella, d) Nelly, e) Joseph

c) Isabella

In Chapter XVIII, who is Minny? a) Cathy's nursemaid,

b) Cathy's pet spaniel, c) Cathy's pony, d) Edgar's cook and housekeeper, e) a midwife

c) Cathy's pony

In Chapter XIX, Edgar returns with young Linton. Who shows up wanting the child?

a) Heathcliff, b) Joseph, c) Zillah, d) Nelly, e) Hareton

b) Joseph

In Chapter XX, who actually delivers young Linton to Wuthering Heights?

a) Edgar, b) Cathy, c) Zillah, d) Mr. Kenneth, e) Nelly

e) Nelly

In Chapter XXI, Cathy discovers that who cannot read?

a) Heathcliff, b) Linton, c) Joseph, d) her father,

e) Hareton

e) Hareton

Also in Chapter XXI, who burns the letters that are written between Cathy & Linton? a) Heathcliff, b) Edgar, c) Nelly, d) Joseph, e) Mr. Lockwood

c) Nelly

In Chapter XXII, Cathy encounters Heathcliff when she climbs over a wall to retrieve her ___.

a) dog, b) glove, c) hat, d) hair ribbon, e) new letter

c) hat

In Chapter XXIII, Cathy is secretly able to visit Linton because a) Heathcliff is out of town, b) Edgar is out of town, c) Nelly is sick, d) Linton meets her on the moors,

e) Linton meets her at the garden gate

c) Nelly is sick

In Chapter XXVII, why are Nelly and Cathy imprisoned at Wuthering Heights? a) to force a wedding between Cathy and Linton, b) to punish them for visiting Linton, c) to extract a ransom from Edgar, d) to amuse Heathcliff, e) to kill Edgar with worry for his daughter's whereabouts

a) to force a wedding between Cathy and Linton

In Chapter XXVIII, we learn that the community thought that Nelly and Cathy had ___ .

a) moved to London, b) been lost in a marsh but saved by Heathcliff, c) been abducted by robbers but saved by Hareton, d) been injured by falling from a horse but were taken to Wuthering Heights for recovery, e) come down with the yellow fever and were being treated at Wuthering Heights until they recovered

b) been lost in a marsh but saved by Heathcliff

Does Cathy get to see her father before he dies?

a) yes, b) no

a) yes

In Chapter XXIX, is Cathy allowed to remain at Thrushcross Grange?

a) yes, b) no

b) no

In Chapter XXX, Linton dies. Who inherits his property? a) Cathy, b) Heathcliff, c) Nelly, d) Mr. Lockwood, e) the servants

b) Heathcliff

In Chapter XXXI, who burns some books?

a) Cathy, b) Heathcliff, c) Nelly Dean, d) Hareton, e) Zillah

d) Hareton

In Chapter XXXII, who has been gone for some time but returns unexpectedly? a) Cathy, b) Hareton, c) Heathcliff, d) Nelly, e) Mr. Lockwood

e) Mr. Lockwood

At the end of the novel, a romance develops between whom? a) Mr. Lockwood and Nelly, b) Mr. Lockwood and Cathy, c) Hareton and Cathy, d) Joseph and Zillah, e) Mr. Kenneth and Cathy

c) Hareton and Cathy