Wuthering Heights Emily Bronte MCQs Elective Core English BSc Hons

Question. The diary that Lockwood found in the room at Wuthering Heights was:-
(a) 20 years old
(b) 22 years old
(c) 24 years old
(d) 25 years old

Answer: D

Question. Mr Earnshaw brought Heathcliff from :-
(a) New York
(b) Liverpool
(c) Edinburgh
(d) London

Answer: B

Question. Why does Ellen stay in the room when Edgar Linton visits Cathy?
(a) She is worried about Cathy's Honor
(b) She didn't have time to tidy the room before Edgar arrived
(c) She is trying to avoid Heathcliff
(d) Hindley asked her to

Answer: D

Question. Wuthering Heights opens in :-
(a) 1800
(b) 1801
(c) 1802
(d) 1803

Answer: B

Question. Who plans to live at Thrushcross Grange at the end of the novel, Wuthering Heights?
(a) Young Catherine and Hareton
(b) Lockwood
(c) Heathcliff
(d) Young Catherine and Linton Heathcliff

Answer: A

Question. Linton is the son of :-
(a) Isabella and Heathcliff
(b) Catherine and Heathcliff
(c) Hindley and Frances
(d) Linton and Catherine

Answer: A

Question. Catherine gives birth to a daughter :-
(a) 4 weeks prematurely
(b) 6 weeks prematurely
(c) 1 month prematurely
(d) 2 months prematurely

Answer: D

Question. Who is the narrator of Wuthering Heights?
(a) Lockwood
(b) Nelly Dean
(c) Both a & b
(d) Only a

Answer: C

Question. Nelly tells Lockwood that she has lived at Thrushcross Grange for :-
(a) 12 years
(b) 15 years
(c) 18 years
(d) 20 years

Answer: C

Question. Catherine was engaged to Edgar for :-
(a) 6 months
(b) 1 year
(c) 2 years
(d) 3 years

Answer: D

Question. 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"

Answer: D

Question. Heathcliff is adopted by
(a) Mr. Earnshaw
(b) Ellen Dean
(c) Edgar Linton
(d) Mr. Lockwood

Answer: C

Question. Heathcliff told Nelly that Catherine’s ghost had tormented him every night for the last :-
(a) 15 years
(b) 16 years
(c) 17 years
(d) 18 years

Answer: D

Question. Where did Heathcliff live?
(a) Thushcross Grange
(b) Lowood
(c) Wuthering Heights
(d) The Chase

Answer: C

Question. What happens to Cathy the first time she goes to Thrushcross Grange?
(a) She falls down a rocky hill
(b) She cuts her arm on a shard of broken glass
(c) A dog bites her
(d) She catches a cold

Answer: A

Question. Over the course of the novel, which characters claimed 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 Heathcliff

Answer: D

Question. What is the name of Mr. Earnshaw’s adopted son?
(a) Hindley
(b) Edgar
(c) Heathcliff
(d) Hareton

Answer: C

Question. When Hindley gambled away all his money, to whom did the mortgage of Wuthering Heights went entirely to?
(a) Catherine
(b) Nelly
(c) Hareton
(d) Heathcliff

Answer: D

Question. Why does Lockwood visit Heathcliff in chapter one of Wuthering Heights?
(a) To inquire about his health
(b) To sell him a Bible
(c) He and Heathcliff were friends in their school days
(d) To rent property from him

Answer: B

Question. In the middle of the night, Lockwood is awakened by a ghostly child who calls herself _____
(a) Mary Earnshaw
(b) Cathy Grange
(c) Catherine Linton
(d) None of the above

Answer: C

Question. What is the name of the housekeeper at Thrushcross Grange?
(a) Nelly Lockwood
(b) Nelly Dean
(c) Nelly Grange
(d) Nelly Linton

Answer: B

Question. Who raises Hareton during the early years of his life?
(a) Hindley
(b) Catherine
(c) Heathcliff
(d) Nelly

Answer: B

Question. In what place does Cathy think she wouldn't feel at home?
(a) Boarding school
(b) Heaven
(c) The Moor
(d) Thrushcross Grange

Answer: A

Question. Lockwood describes the Yorkshire countryside as
(a) A green valley
(b) A lush countryside
(c) A perfect misanthropist’s heaven
(d) A sandy desert

Answer: A

Question. Young Catherine and Hareton plan to be married on
(a) New Year’s Day
(b) Christmas Day
(c) New Year’s Eve
(d) Christmas Eve

Answer: C

Question. When Nelly takes over the narration of Wuthering Heights, how many years had passed?
(a) Thirty years
(b) Thirty two years
(c) Twenty seven years
(d) Twenty five years

Answer: A

Question. When Mr. Earnshaw set off for Liverpool, what did Hindley ask for to bring back to him?
(a) A horse
(b) A pony
(c) A fiddle
(d) A whip

Answer: A

Question. In Wuthering Heights, what is the name of Hindley’s wife who died not long after her son’s birth?
(a) Jane
(b) Isabella
(c) Cathy
(d) Frances

Answer: D

Question. To which Shakespearean hero does Lockwood compare himself after Joseph and Heathcliff accuse him of stealing?
(a) Hamlet
(b) Romeo
(c) King Lear
(d) Othello

Answer: C

Question. To which Shakespearan hero does Lockwood compare himself after Joseph and Heathcliff accuse him of stealing?
(a) Hamlet
(b) Othello
(c) King Lear
(d) Romeo

Answer: C

Question. Whom does Catherine Earnshaw marry?
(a) Edgar Linton
(b) Hareton
(c) Heathcliff
(d) Hindley

Answer: A

Question. Who intercedes in the argument in Chapter two and ensures that Lockwood can spend the night at Wuthering Heights?
(a) Cathy Linton
(b) Zillah
(c) Haretom Earnshow
(d) Joseph

Answer: B

Question. Why do most of the servants leave Wuthering Heights after Frances dies?
(a) The Earnshaws can no longer afford them
(b) Hindley becomes a cruel master
(c) They are disgusted by Hindley's treatment of Heathcliff
(d) They loved Frances, and working Wuthering Heights reminds them too much of her tragic death.

Answer: C

Question. What gift did Mr. Earnshaw promise to bring Nelly Dean from Liverpool?
(a) Fruit
(b) A set of Paints
(c) A bridle for her horse
(d) A fiddle

Answer: A

Question. Over the course of Wuthering Heights, which character claim to see Catherine’s ghost?
(a) Heathcliff, Hareton and Joseph
(b) Edgar Linton and Heathcliff
(c) Joseph and Nelly Dean
(d) Lockwood and Heathcliff.

Answer: C

Question. Where is Catherine buried?
(a) In a Churchyard overlooking the moors
(b) In a Chapel
(c) Under a stone wall
(d) She is not buried but cremated

Answer: A

Question. What happens to Catherine the first time she goes to Thrushcross Grange?
(a) She catches a cold
(b) A dog bites her
(c) She falls down a rocky hill
(d) She cuts her arm

Answer: A

Question. The novel Wuthering Heights begins with the year
(a) 1801
(b) 1802
(c) 1803
(d) 1804

Answer: C

Question. Emily Bronte was a
(a) Restoration novelist
(b) Romantic novelist
(c) Victorian novelist
(d) Modern novelist

Answer: B

Question. Wuthering Heights was published in the year _____.
Answer: 1847

Question. After Linton dies, his property is inherited by ________.
Answer: Heathcliff

Question. Catherine Earnshaw is married to _________
Answer: Edgar Linton

Question. The last remaining member of the Earnshaw family is _____.
Answer: Hareton

Question. Harthouse’s first name is _______
Answer: James

Question. Catherine and Hareton in Wuthering Heights plan to get married on ___________ Day.
Answer: New Year’s

Question. ________raises Hareton during the early years of his life
Answer: Nelly

Question. When Catherine says to Nelly, “He’s more myself than I am” she is referring to ______________.
Answer: Heathcliff

Question. The name of Hindley’s wife who died soon after her son’s birth is ______
Answer: Frances

Question. Hindley lost his fortune and his house due to his habit of ______
Answer: Gambling

Question. The stone above the front door of Wuthering Heights bears the name of _____
Answer: Hareton Earnshaw

Question. The personification of Wuthering Heights is ____
Answer: Heathcliff

Question. Hareton was raised by ______ during the early years of his life.
Answer: Nelly Dean

Question. Mr. Earnshaw brought Heathcliff back from a trip to ________
Answer: Liverpool

Question. __________is the primary narrator of Wuthering Heights.
Answer: Nelly

Question. Heathcliff forces ________to work as a servant in his home.
Answer: Hareton

Question. The narrator in Wuthering Heights sees the ghost of ______
Answer: Catherine

Question. Heathcliff was adopted by ________
Answer: Mr. earnshaw

Question. The name of the housekeeper at Thrushcross Grange is _______
Answer: Nelly Dean

Question. When Heathcliff dies, it is _____ who finds his body.
Answer: Nelly