Wuthering Heights: Exploring the Moors

Who is the narrator of the story at the beginning of Wuthering Heights?

• Heathcliff

• Catherine

• Mr. Lockwood

• Nelly Dean

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What is the setting of Wuthering Heights?

• A bustling city in England

• A quiet village in France

• A remote farmhouse on the Yorkshire moors

• A castle in Scotland

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Which theme is prominent in the first eight chapters of Wuthering Heights?

• The importance of wealth

• The destructiveness of love

• The power of education

• The value of friendship

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What relationship does Heathcliff have with the Earnshaw family?

• He is a distant cousin.

• He is an orphan taken in by Mr. Earnshaw.

• He is a servant.

• He is Mr. Earnshaw's legitimate son.

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How does Catherine feel about Heathcliff?

• She despises him.

• She is indifferent towards him.

• She loves him but feels they are too different.

• She loves him and wants to marry him.

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What does the term "Wuthering" in Wuthering Heights refer to?

• The family name of the protagonists

• The stormy weather typical of the area

• A type of flower that grows around the farmhouse

• The architectural style of the farmhouse

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Who is Hindley Earnshaw?

• Catherine's husband

• Heathcliff's best friend

• The brother of Catherine

• The servant at Wuthering Heights

What event prompts Mr. Earnshaw to bring Heathcliff to Wuthering Heights?

• He finds Heathcliff abandoned in the streets of Liverpool.

• He adopts Heathcliff from an orphanage.

• Heathcliff is left on his doorstep in a basket.

• He wins Heathcliff in a game of cards.

How does Hindley treat Heathcliff after Mr. Earnshaw's death?

• With kindness and as a brother

• Indifferently, as if Heathcliff does not exist

• Cruelly, by reducing him to the status of a servant

• Generously, by giving him a part of the inheritance

What does Catherine confess to Nelly Dean about her feelings for Edgar Linton?

• She admires him for his wealth.

• She loves him because he is handsome.

• She believes marrying him would degrade her.

• She thinks marrying him would secure her social status.