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The Ultimate Wuthering Heights Quiz | Bronte Sisters

A quiz on Emily Bronte's only novel.

A multiple-choice quiz by emeraldstar. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
emeraldstar

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
76,481

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
3918

Last 3 plays: Guest 185 (8/10), Guest 47 (7/10), Guest 94 (4/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. Who is the mother of Linton Heathcliff? Hint

We aren't told

Isabella

Catherine

Nelly

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Question 2 of 10

2. Who is Isabella's brother? Hint

Heathcliff

Linton Heathcliff

Hindley Earnshaw

Edgar Linton

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Question 3 of 10

3. Who narrates most of the story? Hint

Heathcliff

Mr. Lockwood

Nelly Dean

Isabella

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Question 4 of 10

4. Of the following characters, who dies first? Hint

Isabella

Catherine

Heathcliff

Edgar

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Question 5 of 10

5. How does Heathcliff get Cathy to marry Linton? Hint

Pays her to marry him

Threatens to drown her in the bog

Asks Nelly to persuade her

Imprisons her until she agrees

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Question 6 of 10

6. What is the name of Heathcliff's housekeeper after Nelly goes to Thrushcross Grange?

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 7 of 10

7. What is the name of Hindley's wife? Hint

Catherine

Frances

Isabella

Phoebe

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Question 8 of 10

8. How do Cathy and Linton keep in touch when they are forbidden to see each other? Hint

They send notes on dogs' collars

They send letters via a delivery boy

Linton sneaks to Cathy's house

They run away together

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Question 9 of 10

9. What present does Hareton try to give Cathy the first time he sees her, which she refuses? Hint

A bird's egg he found

A marble

A puppy

A book

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Question 10 of 10

10. In what year does Lockwood arrive at Wuthering Heights? Hint

1801

1803

1798

1807

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Most Recent Scores

Nov 09 2024 : Guest 185: 8/10
Oct 27 2024 : Guest 47: 7/10
Oct 17 2024 : Guest 94: 4/10

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who is the mother of Linton Heathcliff?

Answer: Isabella

Isabella is the sister-in-law of Catherine Linton. Nelly is the housekeeper at Thrushcross Grange.

2. Who is Isabella's brother?

Answer: Edgar Linton

Heathcliff is her husband, Linton her son, and Hindley her sister-in-law's brother.

3. Who narrates most of the story?

Answer: Nelly Dean

Nelly Dean is the housekeeper, first at Wuthering Heights, then at Thrushcross Grange.

4. Of the following characters, who dies first?

Answer: Catherine

Catherine dies giving birth, Isabella dies because of illness, as does Edgar.

5. How does Heathcliff get Cathy to marry Linton?

Answer: Imprisons her until she agrees

Heathcliff imprisons them in his house, then tells everyone they'd gotten lost and nearly drowned in the bog.

6. What is the name of Heathcliff's housekeeper after Nelly goes to Thrushcross Grange?

Answer: Zillah

This is the housekeeper who keeps Nelly informed about what is going on after Nelly goes to Thrushcross Grange.

7. What is the name of Hindley's wife?

Answer: Frances

She isn't in the novel for very long and she makes few appearances when she is. She eventually dies of consumption.

8. How do Cathy and Linton keep in touch when they are forbidden to see each other?

Answer: They send letters via a delivery boy

They send each other notes through the delivery boy until Nelly finds out, and forces Cathy to burn the letters.

9. What present does Hareton try to give Cathy the first time he sees her, which she refuses?

Answer: A puppy

She won't accept a gift from a person she deems vulgar and ill-mannered.

10. In what year does Lockwood arrive at Wuthering Heights?

Answer: 1801

This is the year the novel begins, however the story goes back further than that.

Source: Author emeraldstar

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