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WUTHERING HEIGHTSI. QUIZ:1. What is inscribed above the entrance of Wuthering Heights?(A) “Hindley Earnshaw, 1729”(B) “1623”(C) “Abandon all hope, ye who enter here”(D) “Hareton Earnshaw, 1500”2. What kind of countryside surrounds Wuthering Heights and Thrushcross Grange?(A) Moorland(B) Savannah(C) Forest(D) Grassy plains3. What destination does the young Catherine have in mind when she leaves Thrushcross Grange for the first time?(A) Wuthering Heights(B) The fairy caves at Penistone Crags(C) The nearby village(D) London, where her cousin Linton lives4. What is the name of the village near Wuthering Heights?(A) Loch Crag(B) Gimmerton(C) Heatherton(D) Purvey5. In what region of England was Emily Brontë raised?(A) Sussex(B) Gloucestershire(C) Yorkshire(D) Warwickshire6. Who plans to live at Thrushcross Grange at the end of the novel?(A) Young Catherine and Hareton(B) Lockwood(C) Heathcliff(D) Young Catherine and Linton Heathcliff7. Over the course of the novel, which characters claim to see Catherine’s ghost?(A) Heathcliff, Hareton, young Catherine, and Joseph(B) Edgar Linton and Heathcliff(C) Joseph and Nelly Dean(D) Lockwood and Heathcliff8. On what day do young Catherine and Hareton plan to be married?(A) New Year’s Day(B) The Ides of March(C) The anniversary of Heathcliff’s death(D) Valentine’s Day9. Why does young Catherine climb over the garden wall?(A) To escape from the Grange(B) To meet with Linton(C) To retrieve her hat, which fell off as she stretched for the fruit of a tree(D) To escape her mother’s ghost10. Who raises Hareton during the early years of his life?(A) Hindley(B) Heathcliff(C) Catherine(D) Nelly11. Who does Lockwood believe would have given young Catherine a fairy tale life, if only she would have fallen in love with him?(A) Heathcliff(B) Hareton(C) Linton(D) Lockwood12. Which of the following characters dies first?(A) Mrs. Earnshaw(B) Mr. Earnshaw(C) Mrs. Linton(D) Edgar Linton13. Which of the following characters dies last?(A) Mr. Linton(B) Catherine(C) Heathcliff(D) Linton14. According to Heathcliff, when will Catherine’s body decompose?(A) When a hundred centuries have passed(B) When Edgar Linton is finally cursed to hell(C) Never(D) When Heathcliff can join her in the earth15. Where does Lockwood record Nelly’s story?(A) In a novel(B) In his diary(C) In the margins of his Bible(D) In Catherine’s diary16. Which character speaks the words “I am Heathcliff!”(A) Linton Heathcliff(B) Hareton(C) Heathcliff(D) Catherine17. Which three names does Lockwood find inscribed in the window ledge near his bed at Wuthering Heights?(A) Catherine Earnshaw, Catherine Linton, and Catherine Heathcliff(B) Catherine Earnshaw, Hindley Earnshaw, and Hareton Earnshaw(C) Isabella Linton, Isabella Heathcliff, and Isabella Earnshaw(D) Nelly, Joseph, and Zillah18. Where does Earnshaw originally find Heathcliff?(A) London(B) Boston(C) Liverpool(D) Gimmerton19. Where is Catherine buried?(A) In a churchyard overlooking the moors(B) In the chapel(C) Under a stone wall(D) She is not buried, but cremated, and her ashes are scattered in the Thames.20. At what age is Linton taken away from Thrushcross Grange by Heathcliff?(A) Four(B) Twenty(C) Eleven(D) Thirteen21. At what age is Linton reunited with young Catherine?(A) Twenty-two(B) Nineteen(C) Sixteen(D) Forty-three22. Whom does Hindley force to work as a servant in his home?(A) Joseph(B) Heathcliff(C) Heathcliff’s son, Linton(D) Edgar Linton23. Whom does Heathcliff force to work as a servant in his home?(A) Hindley(B) Catherine(C) Hareton(D) Isabella Linton24. Where do Catherine and Heathcliff first become close?(A) In the nursery at Wuthering Heights(B) During Catherine’s visit to Liverpool(C) At Isabella Linton’s birthday party(D) On the moors25. Whom does Edgar Linton sometimes forbid his daughter to visit?(A) Linton Heathcliff(B) Hareton Earnshaw(C) Isabella Linton(D) The evangelical servant JosephII. Study Questions1.Many of the names in Wuthering Heights are strikingly similar. For example, besides the two Catherines, there are a number of Lintons, Earnshaws, and Heathcliffs whose names vary only slightly. What role do specific names play in Wuthering Heights?2.Analyze the character of Edgar Linton. Is he a sympathetic figure? How does he compare to Heathcliff? Is Catherine really in love with him?3. Discuss revenge in Wuthering Heights. In what ways is it connected to love? What is the nature of love in the novel, that it can be so closely connected to vengeance?。