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These multiple-choice questions (MCQs) are designed to enhance your knowledge and understanding in the following areas: English (CBCS) .
Chapters
| 1. |
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. 18 years | |
| 2. |
Catherine was engaged to Edgar for :- |
| A. | 6 months |
| B. | 1 year |
| C. | 2 years |
| D. | 3 years |
| Answer» D. 3 years | |
| 3. |
Wuthering Heights opens in :- |
| A. | 1800 |
| B. | 1801 |
| C. | 1802 |
| D. | 1803 |
| Answer» B. 1801 | |
| 4. |
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. 25 years old | |
| 5. |
Mr Earnshaw brought Heathcliff from :- |
| A. | New York |
| B. | Liverpool |
| C. | Edinburgh |
| D. | London |
| Answer» B. Liverpool | |
| 6. |
Linton is the son of :- |
| A. | Isabella and Heathcliff |
| B. | Catherine and Heathcliff |
| C. | Hindley and Frances |
| D. | Linton and Catherine |
| Answer» A. Isabella and Heathcliff | |
| 7. |
Catherine gives birth to a daughter :- |
| A. | 4 weeks prematurely |
| B. | 6 weeks prematurely |
| C. | 1 month prematurely |
| D. | 2 months prematurely |
| Answer» D. 2 months prematurely | |
| 8. |
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. 18 years | |
| 9. |
Where did Heathcliff live? |
| A. | Thushcross Grange |
| B. | Lowood |
| C. | Wuthering Heights |
| D. | The Chase |
| Answer» C. Wuthering Heights | |
| 10. |
Who is the narrator of Wuthering Heights? |
| A. | Lockwood |
| B. | Nelly Dean |
| C. | Both a & b |
| D. | Only a |
| Answer» C. Both a & b | |
| 11. |
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. "Hareton Earnshaw 1500" | |
| 12. |
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. Lockwood and Heathcliff | |
| 13. |
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. King Lear | |
| 14. |
Whom does Catherine Earnshaw marry? |
| A. | Edgar Linton |
| B. | Hareton |
| C. | Heathcliff |
| D. | Hindley |
| Answer» A. Edgar Linton | |
| 15. |
What is the name of Mr. Earnshaw’s adopted son? |
| A. | Hindley |
| B. | Edgar |
| C. | Heathcliff |
| D. | Hareton |
| Answer» C. Heathcliff | |
| 16. |
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. Catherine Linton | |
| 17. |
What is the name of the housekeeper at Thrushcross Grange? |
| A. | Nelly Lockwood |
| B. | Nelly Dean |
| C. | Nelly Grange |
| D. | Nelly Linton |
| Answer» B. Nelly Dean | |
| 18. |
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. Thirty years | |
| 19. |
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» C. A fiddle | |
| 20. |
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. Frances | |
| 21. |
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. Heathcliff | |
| 22. |
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. To sell him a Bible | |
| 23. |
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. King Lear | |
| 24. |
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. Zillah | |
| 25. |
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. They are disgusted by Hindley's treatment of Heathcliff | |
| 26. |
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. Fruit | |
| 27. |
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. Hindley asked her to | |
| 28. |
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. Young Catherine and Hareton | |
| 29. |
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. Joseph and Nelly Dean | |
| 30. |
Who raises Hareton during the early years of his life? |
| A. | Hindley |
| B. | Catherine |
| C. | Heathcliff |
| D. | Nelly |
| Answer» B. Catherine | |
| 31. |
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. New Year’s Eve | |
| 32. |
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. In a Churchyard overlooking the moors | |
| 33. |
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. She catches a cold | |
| 34. |
The novel Wuthering Heights begins with the year |
| A. | 1801 |
| B. | 1802 |
| C. | 1803 |
| D. | 1804 |
| Answer» C. 1803 | |
| 35. |
Emily Bronte was a |
| A. | Restoration novelist |
| B. | Romantic novelist |
| C. | Victorian novelist |
| D. | Modern novelist |
| Answer» B. Romantic novelist | |
| 36. |
Heathcliff is adopted by |
| A. | Mr. Earnshaw |
| B. | Ellen Dean |
| C. | Edgar Linton |
| D. | Mr. Lockwood |
| Answer» C. Edgar Linton | |
| 37. |
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. She falls down a rocky hill | |
| 38. |
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. Boarding school | |
| 39. |
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. A green valley | |
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