Wuthering Heights Quiz: Test Your Knowledge of Emily Brontë's Classic

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What is the reason behind Heathcliff ending Hareton's education?

Because Hareton was not interested in learning

Because Heathcliff wanted to focus on his own education

In an act of retribution after Hindley's death (correct)

Because Hareton was not capable of learning

What is Heathcliff's obsession towards the end of his life?

His wealth and power

His relationship with Isabella

His rivalry with Edgar

The memory of the elder Catherine (correct)

Who inherits Wuthering Heights and Thrushcross Grange after Heathcliff's death?

Cathy and Edgar

Hareton and Cathy (correct)

Lockwood

Heathcliff's siblings

What is the approximate year of Catherine's birth?

1761 Signup and view all the answers

Why does Catherine visit Thrushcross Grange around Christmastime?

For the first time, with her father Signup and view all the answers

What happens to Hindley after Mr. Earnshaw's death?

He begins to slide into alcoholism Signup and view all the answers

When does Heathcliff arrive at Thrushcross Grange?

In 1783, after Catherine's marriage Signup and view all the answers

What is the reason behind Isabella's flight from Wuthering Heights?

She is afraid of Heathcliff's treatment of her Signup and view all the answers

Who is the narrator of Lockwood's story?

Nelly Dean Signup and view all the answers

What is the approximate year of Lockwood's tenancy at Thrushcross Grange?

1801 Signup and view all the answers

Where does Lockwood rent a manor house in the late winter months of 1801?

In the isolated moor country of England Signup and view all the answers

Who does Lockwood ask to tell him the story of Heathcliff and the strange denizens of Wuthering Heights?

His housekeeper, Nelly Dean Signup and view all the answers

Where does Mr. Earnshaw go to find the orphan boy Heathcliff?

Liverpool Signup and view all the answers

Who does Mr. Earnshaw grow to prefer to his own son?

Heathcliff Signup and view all the answers

What does Hindley do to Heathcliff after Mr. Earnshaw's death?

He seeks revenge on Heathcliff Signup and view all the answers

What is the name of the sister of Hindley Earnshaw?

Catherine Signup and view all the answers

What is Heathcliff's occupation after being treated poorly by Hindley?

Common laborer Signup and view all the answers

Where does Catherine go to recuperate after being bitten by a dog?

Thrushcross Grange Signup and view all the answers

Who does Catherine become engaged to despite her love for Heathcliff?

Edgar Linton Signup and view all the answers

What is the name of Heathcliff's son with Isabella?

Linton Signup and view all the answers

Why does Heathcliff treat his son Linton cruelly?

To punish Isabella for leaving him Signup and view all the answers

What is the outcome of Cathy's secret romance with Linton?

Cathy marries Linton to fulfill Heathcliff's revenge plans Signup and view all the answers

What is the result of Heathcliff's manipulation of Cathy and Linton?

Heathcliff gains control of Thrushcross Grange Signup and view all the answers

What happens to Edgar Linton after Cathy marries Linton?

He dies soon after Signup and view all the answers

Why does Heathcliff force Cathy to live at Wuthering Heights?

To make her a servant and humiliate her Signup and view all the answers

What happens to Lockwood after he learns about Heathcliff's story?

He returns to London, appalled by the story Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary source of the major conflicts in Wuthering Heights?

The passion between Catherine and Heathcliff Signup and view all the answers

How does Nelly portray Catherine and Heathcliff's love in the novel?

As an immoral and blameworthy passion Signup and view all the answers

What is the key difference between the two love stories in Wuthering Heights?

The presence of growth and change in the relationships Signup and view all the answers

What is the outcome of the love story between young Cathy and Hareton?

Happy and peaceful Signup and view all the answers

What is the significance of the contrast between the two love stories in Wuthering Heights?

It underscores the role of growth and change in relationships Signup and view all the answers

Heathcliff's pursuit of revenge ultimately leaves him feeling what?

empty and exhausted Signup and view all the answers

What is the outcome of Heathcliff's cruel treatment of Hareton?

Hareton is forced to live like a common servant Signup and view all the answers

What is the impact of disrupting the social class system in the novel?

It leads to chaos and disorder Signup and view all the answers

What is the significance of Heathcliff's death in the novel?

It symbolizes the futility of Heathcliff's pursuit of revenge Signup and view all the answers

What is the attitude of the servants in the novel towards social class?

They strongly support the social class system Signup and view all the answers

What is the basis of Catherine and Heathcliff's love?

Their identical personalities and refusal to change Signup and view all the answers

What is the social status of the Earnshaws and the Lintons?

Gentry Signup and view all the answers

How does Heathcliff's social status change over time?

He starts as a homeless waif, becomes a gentleman, and then a common laborer Signup and view all the answers

What is the outcome of Catherine's decision to marry Edgar?

She loses her connection to the moors and her childhood Signup and view all the answers

What is the theme of Wuthering Heights?

The process of change and its celebration Signup and view all the answers

Study Notes

Story of Wuthering Heights

The story is told through flashbacks recorded in diary entries, with events presented out of chronological order.
The novel's chronology is elaborately designed by Emily Brontë, with clues for reconstruction.

Timeline

1500: The stone above the front door of Wuthering Heights, bearing the name of Hareton Earnshaw, is inscribed.
1758: Nelly is born.
~1761: Heathcliff and Catherine are born.
~1767: Mr. Earnshaw brings Heathcliff to live at Wuthering Heights.
1774: Mr. Earnshaw sends Hindley away to college.
1777: Mr. Earnshaw dies; Hindley and Frances take possession of Wuthering Heights.
1778: Hareton is born in June; Frances dies; Hindley begins his slide into alcoholism.
1780: Catherine becomes engaged to Edgar Linton; Heathcliff leaves Wuthering Heights.
1783: Catherine and Edgar are married; Heathcliff arrives at Thrushcross Grange in September.
1784: Heathcliff and Isabella elope in the early part of the year; Catherine becomes ill with brain fever; her daughter Cathy is born late in the year; Catherine dies.
1785: Early in the year, Isabella flees Wuthering Heights and settles in London; Linton is born.
~1785: Hindley dies; Heathcliff inherits Wuthering Heights.
~1797: Young Cathy meets Hareton and visits Wuthering Heights for the first time; Linton comes from London after Isabella dies (in late 1797 or early 1798).
1800: Cathy stages her romance with Linton in the winter.
1801: Early in the year, Cathy is imprisoned by Heathcliff and forced to marry Linton; Edgar Linton dies; Linton dies; Heathcliff assumes control of Thrushcross Grange.
Late in the year, Lockwood rents the Grange from Heathcliff and begins his tenancy.

Key Characters

Heathcliff: An orphan boy brought to live at Wuthering Heights, treated as a common laborer by Hindley, and later seeks revenge.
Catherine: The daughter of Mr. Earnshaw, who becomes engaged to Edgar Linton and later dies.
Cathy: Catherine's daughter, who is beautiful and headstrong, and grows up at the Grange.
Hareton: The son of Hindley and Frances, who is raised as a common servant by Heathcliff.
Nelly: The housekeeper at Wuthering Heights, who tells the story of Heathcliff and Catherine.
Lockwood: The tenant of Thrushcross Grange, who meets Heathcliff and Nelly, and begins to write down Nelly's story.

Themes

The Destructiveness of a Love That Never Changes: Catherine and Heathcliff's passion for each other is stronger and more lasting than any other emotion in the novel.
The Futility of Revenge: Heathcliff's pursuit of revenge leaves him empty and exhausted, and he remains unfulfilled in his true desire.
Injustice Versus the Necessity of the Class System: The novel presents social class as an arbitrary distinction, but also shows disruptions to social class as negative forces.
The Precariousness of Social Class: The social status of the gentry, including the Earnshaws and Lintons, is fragile and subject to change.

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Get to know the classic novel Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë. Take this quiz to test your knowledge of the story, characters, and themes of this romantic tragedy. Explore the mysterious and tumultuous world of Heathcliff and Catherine.

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