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Wuthering Heights

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Emily Brontë Biography

About Wuthering Heights

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Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
Chapter 23
Chapter 24
Chapter 25
Chapter 26
Chapter 27
Chapter 28
Chapter 29
Chapter 30
Chapter 31
Chapter 32
Chapter 33
Chapter 34

Character List

Character Map

Character Genealogy

Character Analysis

Heathcliff
Catherine Earnshaw
Edgar Linton
Cathy Linton
Hareton Earnshaw
Ellen (Nelly) Dean

Critical Essays

The Narrative Structure of Wuthering Heights
Class Structure in Wuthering Heights
Major Themes of Wuthering Heights
Heathcliff's Obsession in Wuthering Heights

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1:  Under what male names did Charlotte, Emily, and Ann Brontë publish a collection of poetry?

a. Bartholomew, Pervis, and Spencer Busk

b. Aubrey, Chester, and Edgar Blanchard

c. Currer, Ellis, and Acton Bell

d. George, Edward, and Matthew Elliot
2:  Who is the primary narrator of the novel?

a. Catherine

b. Heathcliff

c. Nelly

d. Lockwood
3:  What does Lockwood feel when he reaches for the branch?

a. A head

b. A cold hand

c. A dead dog

d. A pool of water
4:  Why did Hindley hate Heathcliff?

a. Heathcliff inherits the living that should be his.

b. Hindley’s father grew to love Heathcliff more than him.

c. Heathcliff married Catherine.

d. Heathcliff was a superior athlete.
5:  Where do Heathcliff and Catherine play like savages when they are young?

a. In the cave

b. In the barn

c. On the moors

d. By the river
6:  What event happens that requires Catherine to stay with the Lintons?

a. She is penniless and hungry.

b. She is injured falling on the rocks.

c. She is bitten by a dog.

d. She is disowned by her brother.
7:  Whom does Catherine marry?

a. Edgar Linton

b. Heathcliff

c. Hareton

d. Hindley
8:  What does Nelly put in Catherine’s locket after she dies?

a. A lock of Heathcliff’s hair

b. A lock of Edgar’s hair

c. Locks of Edgar’s and Heathcliff’s hair intertwined

d. A picture of Heacliff
9:  What is the relationship between Cathy and Hareton?

a. Sister and brother

b. Aunt and nephew

c. Cousins

d. Friends
10:  Who finds Healthcliff’s body?

a. Cathy

b. Hareton

c. Linton

d. Nelly
11:  Which characters bear a resemblance to Catherine?

a. Linton and Nelly

b. Hareton and Cathy

c. Isabella and Zillah

d. Lockwood and Joseph



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