Wuthering Heights test
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Part I. Essay Section:
1. In the Romantic Era, Heathcliff could represent a romantic figure, with his mysterious past, dark looks, and so on. Bronte makes it very clear that although he exerts a certain amount of fascination, he should in no way be considered a “hero of romance.” Analyze this statement.
Part II. Answer all questions in two or three complete sentences. SHOW, DON’T TELL. ANALYZE, DON’T SUMMARIZE:
1. Heathcliff usually calls her “Cathy,” whereas Edgar calls her “Catherine.” Why the difference?
2. Catherine has been dead for 18 years. The night of her death, Heathcliff dug her body back up and slept with his arms around her. Then he buried her again. Near the end of the story, he bribes the sexton (man who cares for the cemetery) to bury him inside her casket when he dies so that he will be “sleeping his last sleep, by that sleeper, with (his) heart stopped, and (his) cheek frozen against hers.” How will this action explain Catherine’s statement that “she was Heathcliff”?
3. In Christian theology, suffering is usually considered ennobling. We learn humility and learn to serve. Some critics say this novel is a “Christian novel.” What can you think of that critics might use?
4 Critics hated her book. One might conclude that Emily Bronte was more drawn to her wild characters of Catherine and Heathcliff, but realized that they posed a great threat to a peaceful life on earth. Perhaps she eliminated them because she was unwilling to sacrifice the rest of the world for such a wild ideal. If so, what does Heathcliff’s death represent about Bronte herself?
5. Nature is a powerful symbol for this novel. Why is it important that the wind, storms, and the moors reflect the passions that dominate the lives of Catherine and Heathcliff?
6. What is your reasoning for many of the characters to have similar or identical names. Why would Bronte do that?
Multiple Choice:
___1 At Wuthering Heights, Mr. Lockwood thinks he may have seen the ghost of
(A)Heathcliff (B)Catherine Linton (C) Heathcliff’s daughter-in-law (D)A savage dog
___2. Wuthering Heights was originally owned by the __ family
(A) Earnshaw (B)Heathcliff (C)Linton (D)Lockwood
___3. Hindley Earnshaw was Catherine Earnshaw’s
(A) Uncle (B)Brother (C)Cousin (D)Father
___4. When Catherine poured her heart out to Mrs. Nellie Dean about her feelings for Edgar and Heathcliff, __ overheard her
(A) Heathcliff (B)Edgar (C) Hindley (D)Joseph
___5. What kind of countryside surrounds Wuthering Heights and Thrushcross Grange?
(A) Moorland (B) Meadows (C) Forests (D)Water
___6. Who plans to live at Thrushcross Grange at the end of the novel?
(A) Young Catherine and Hareton (B)Heathcliff (C)Young Catherine and Linton Heathcliff
___7. Whom does Hindley force to work as a servant in his home?
(A) Joseph (B) Heathcliff (C) Linton (D) Edgar
___8. When Heathcliff returns after an absence of three years
(A) he tries to win back Catherine and tries to get her to divorce Edgar
(B) he reveals that he is really descended from nobility
(C) Isabella falls in love with Heathcliff and believes there really is a “good side”
of him that she can bring out
___9. On the last night of Catherine’s life, she does all except
(A) give birth to a daughter (B)predict that Heathcliff will follow her to the grave
(C) extracts a promise from Heathcliff and Edgar to end their quarrel
___10. Which statement is not true of Heathcliff?
(A) He intends to take possession of both Wuthering Heights and Thrushcross Grange
(B) He refuses to accept the responsibility of raising his son after his wife dies
(C) He genuinely loves Catherine
___11. Young Cathy’s love letters to Wuthering Heights are addressed to
(A) Hareton (B) Linton (C) Both cousins
___12. Heathcliff’s scheme for revenge is
(A) thwarted by Linton’s death
(B) advanced by Linton’s death
(C) the most powerful expression of his nature
___13. To accomplish his goal, Heathcliff
(A) imprisons young Cathy in his house
(B) forces Linton to marry Cathy
(C) both A and B
(D) neither A nor B
___14. Young Cathy is saved from Heathcliff’s fury when
(A) Hareton protects her from further blows
(B) Heathcliff loses his desire for revenge
(C) Nelly intervenes and calls the constable
___15. In style of writing, Emily Bronte uses all of the following except
(A) natural imagery (B)supernatural imagery (C)violence (D) true, passionate love