Comprehension Test

Wuthering Heights
Emily Bront
1 Are these sentences true (T) or false (F)?
a

When Heathcliff first came to Wuthering Heights, Hindley liked him.

Joseph was a servant at Wuthering Heights for sixty years.

When Hareton was a baby, Heathcliff saved his life.

Heathcliff ran away from Wuthering Heights because Mr and Mrs Linton died.

He only stayed away for a few months.

While he was away, he became rich.

Isabella was happy with Heathcliff for many years.

Heathcliff had no strong feelings about Catherines death.

Heathcliff asked Catherine to come back as a ghost and haunt him.

Cathy hated her father, Edgar Linton.

20 marks

2 Finish each sentence with the correct word. Choose from the following words (you will not
need them all, but you may need some more than once): aunt, brother, cousin, daughter,
grandfather, husband, mother, nephew, niece, sister, son, uncle, wife.
a Hindley was Catherine Earnshaws ............... .
b Edgar Linton became Catherines ............... .
c Isabella was Edgars ............... .
d Cathy was Catherines ............... .
e Hareton was Hindleys ............... .
f Isabella became Heathcliffs ............... .
g Linton was Heathcliffs ............... .
h Before they married, Cathy was Lintons ............... .
i Before they married, Cathy was Haretons ............... .
j Heathcliff was Cathys ............... .
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3 Choose one correct answer from the choices given.
1 Who rubbed a ghosts wrist against broken glass and made it bleed?
a

Heathcliff

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Hindley Earnshaw

Lockwood

2 How old was Heathcliff when he ran away from Wuthering Heights?
a

Between ten and twelve

About sixteen or seventeen

About twenty

3 Why didnt Hindley go to Catherines burial?

a

He hated her

Heathcliff wouldnt let him

He had been drinking

4 Whose eyes were Cathy and Haretons eyes both like?

a

Catherine Earnshaws

Heathcliffs

Hindleys

5 Where was Heathcliff buried when he died?

a

On the moors

At Wuthering Heights

Next to Catherine
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4 Why did Hareton pull up three of Josephs fruit trees?

....................................................................................

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5 In which room at Wuthering Heights did Heathcliff spend his last night?
....................................................................................

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6 Match a word from A with a definition from B.
A
1

darling

suffer

wicked

soul

quarrel

B
a To feel pain or sadness
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b The part of us which some people believe does not die

c Of bad character
d Something we say to a person we love
e A strong disagreement or argument
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Multiple-choice Test

Wuthering Heights
Emily Bront

Setting
Choose the best answer.
1 Thrushcross Grange was _____ Wuthering Heights.
a [ ] near

b [ ] a long way from

c [ ] four miles from

d [ ] next door to

2 When he stayed at Wuthering Heights, Mr Lockwood slept _____.

a [ ] on the floor

b [ ] in an upstairs bedroom

c [ ] with Joseph

d [ ] with Hareton

3 Mr Earnshaw died in _____.

a [ ] the kitchen

b [ ] his bed

c [ ] Liverpool

d [ ] his chair

4 When the storm was howling around the house, Catherine stayed _____.
a [ ] in the kitchen

b [ ] outside in the rain

c [ ] in her bedroom

d [ ] with Ellen

5 When Heathcliff returned, _____ invited him to stay at Wuthering Heights.

a [ ] Edgar

b [ ] Hindley c [ ] Joseph

d [ ] Ellen

6 When Heathcliff met Catherine at Thrushcross Grange, Edgar was _____.

a [ ] in the kitchen

b [ ] upstairs

c [ ] walking on the moors

d [ ] at church

7 Catherine was buried _____.

a [ ] in the church

b [ ] in the churchyard

c [ ] at Wuthering Heights

d [ ] on the moors

8 Ellen found Lintons love letters _____.

a [ ] on the table

b [ ] in the kitchen

c [ ] in Cathys room

d [ ] in Cathys drawer

9 Cathy asked Heathcliff to let her _____.

a [ ] marry Linton

b [ ] have something to eat

c [ ] go home

d [ ] stay with Ellen

10 The three gravestones are _____.

a [ ] next to each other
c [ ] on the moors

b [ ] in different parts of the churchyard

d [ ] in the garden of Wuthering Heights

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Characters
Choose the best answer.
11 _____ was a servant.
a [ ] Heathcliff b [ ] Joseph

c [ ] Mr Lockwood

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d [ ] Hareton

12 _____ had been out in the dark for twenty years.

a [ ] Catherine

b [ ] Heathcliff c [ ] Ellen

d [ ] Mr Lockwood

13 _____ was Mr Earnshaws favourite.

a [ ] Hindley b [ ] Spiro

c [ ] Catherine

d [ ] Joseph

14 Heathcliff threw a bowl of hot soup at _____.

a [ ] Catherine

b [ ] Hindley c [ ] Mr Linton

d [ ] Edgar

15 _____ would inherit the Linton fortune if Edgar had no sons.

a [ ] Heathcliff b [ ] Catherine

c [ ] Nobody d [ ] Isabella

16 Heathcliff became master of Wuthering Heights by _____.

a [ ] buying it from Hindley b [ ] winning it from Hindley
c [ ] cheating Hindley d [ ] making Hindley drunk
17 _____ wanted Linton and Cathy to fall in love.
a [ ] Ellen

b [ ] Heathcliff c [ ] Edgar

d [ ] Hareton

18 _____ asked Ellen for her opinion of Linton.

a [ ] Edgar

b [ ] Heathcliff c [ ] Cathy d [ ] Hareton

19 _____ was angry because the fruit trees had been pulled up.
a [ ] Heathcliff b [ ] Cathy c [ ] Joseph

d [ ] Hareton

20 Heathcliff wanted Ellen to _____.

a [ ] make him breakfast

b [ ] talk to him c [ ] leave him alone

d [ ] look after him

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Dialogue
Who said or thought this?
21 Come in! Come in!
a [ ] Catherine

b [ ] Heathcliff c [ ] Mr Lockwood

d [ ] Joseph

22 How long have you lived in this house?

a [ ] Hareton

b [ ] Ellen Dean

c [ ] Mr Lockwood

d [ ] Heathcliff

23 What a wicked pair of thieves!

a [ ] Edgar

b [ ] Heathcliff c [ ] Mrs Linton

d [ ] Mr Linton

24 I only hope he doesnt die first!

a [ ] Edgar

b [ ] Heathcliff c [ ] Hindley d [ ] Joseph

25 You arent a man, youre a mouse!

a [ ] Isabella b [ ] Hindley c [ ] Heathcliff d [ ] Catherine
26 Open the window again, wider this time!
a [ ] Ellen

b [ ] Catherine

c [ ] Heathcliff d [ ] Edgar

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27 Ah, so that devil has returned!

a [ ] Hindley b [ ] Joseph

c [ ] Edgar

d [ ] Catherine

28 If you see my father, could you tell him Ive been cheerful?
a [ ] Cathy b [ ] Hareton

c [ ] Linton

d [ ] Ellen

29 Nobody will cry for you when you die!

a [ ] Cathy b [ ] Linton

c [ ] Ellen

d [ ] Edgar

30 You must learn not to make me angry.

a [ ] Cathy b [ ] Hareton

c [ ] Ellen

d [ ] Heathcliff

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Vocabulary
Choose the best answer.
31 a friendly or loving word for someone who is dear to you
a [ ] dear

b [ ] friend

c [ ] love

d [ ] darling

32 to disagree strongly with someone

a [ ] quarrel

b [ ] fight

c [ ] argue

d [ ] shout

33 to make a low, threatening sound

a [ ] murmur

b [ ] growl

c [ ] whisper

d [ ] cry

34 in general
a [ ] always

b [ ] usually c [ ] sometimes

d [ ] never

35 evil, of bad character

a [ ] stupid

b [ ] cruel

c [ ] evil d [ ] weak

36 a person who is paid to work in a house

a [ ] maid

b [ ] workman

c [ ] master

d [ ] servant

37 the part of the body that thinks

a [ ] heart

b [ ] stomach

c [ ] brain

d [ ] head

38 feeling of hopelessness
a [ ] anger

b [ ] despair

c [ ] sadness

d [ ] fear

39 to act or behave towards someone

a [ ] make

b [ ] show

c [ ] treat

d [ ] act

40 to cry loudly and unhappily

a [ ] sob

b [ ] howl

c [ ] growl

d [ ] shout

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Plot
Choose the best answer.
41 When Mr Lockwood opened the Bible, he found _____.
a [ ] money b [ ] Catherines letter

c [ ] Catherines diary d [ ] a letter from Heathcliff

42 Mr Lockwood was woken up by _____.

a [ ] the wind

b [ ] a bad dream

c [ ] a tree knocking against the window

d [ ] someone knocking at the window

43 After Mr Earnshaw died, Hindley treated _____ like a servant.

a [ ] Catherine

b [ ] Joseph

c [ ] Mrs Linton

d [ ] Heathcliff

44 When Edgar tried to stop Catherine from hurting Hareton, she _____.
a [ ] shouted at him b [ ] started to cry

c [ ] hit him d [ ] ran out of the room

45 Heathcliff wanted Linton to live because _____.

a [ ] he would inherit Thrushcross Grange
c [ ] he loved his son

b [ ] he would inherit a lot of money

d [ ] Cathy and Linton loved each other

46 Heathcliff locked _____ in Wuthering Heights.

a [ ] Ellen and Cathy b [ ] Linton

c [ ] Cathy d [ ] Edgar

47 Ellen wanted Cathy to _____.

a [ ] leave Wuthering Heights
c [ ] marry Mr Lockwood

b [ ] live with her

d [ ] marry Hareton

48 When Mr Lockwood saw Cathy and Hareton together, he was _____.

a [ ] sad

b [ ] happy c [ ] jealous

d [ ] angry

49 Heathcliffs single wish was to_____.

a [ ] be rich

b [ ] die

Hareton married

c [ ] see Cathy and

d see Cathy and Hareton unhappy

50 When Ellen found Heathcliff dead, he looked _____.

a [ ] sad

b [ ] angry

c [ ] happy d [ ] afraid

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2 a

brother

husband

sister

daughter

son

wife

son

cousin

cousin

uncle

3 1

4 Because Cathy asked him to do it. They wanted to plant some flowers. She wanted to have a
garden.
5 Catherines
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Wuthering Heights
Setting
1

10

Characters
11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

Dialogue
21

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23

24

25

26

27

28

29

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Vocabulary
31

32

33

34

35

36

37

38

39

40

Plot
41

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