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This set of Fiction Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on Wuthering Heights - Emily Bronte Set 1
Q1 | In the middle of the night, Lockwood is awakened by a ghostly child who calls herself _____
- Mary Earnshaw
- Cathy Grange
- Catherine Linton
- None of the above
Q2 | What is the name of the housekeeper at Thrushcross Grange?
- Nelly Lockwood
- Nelly Dean
- Nelly Grange
- Nelly Linton
Q3 | When Nelly takes over the narration of Wuthering Heights, how many years had passed?
- Thirty years
- Thirty two years
- Twenty seven years
- Twenty five years
Q4 | When Mr. Earnshaw set off for Liverpool, what did Hindley ask for to bring back tohim?
- A horse
- A pony
- A fiddle
- A whip
Q5 | In Wuthering Heights, what is the name of Hindley’s wife who died not long after herson’s birth?
- Jane
- Isabella
- Cathy
- Frances
Q6 | When Hindley gambled away all his money, to whom did the mortgage of WutheringHeights went entirely to?
- Catherine
- Nelly
- Hareton
- Heathcliff
Q7 | Why does Lockwood visit Heathcliff in chapter one of Wuthering Heights?
- To inquire about his health
- To sell him a Bible
- He and Heathcliff were friends in their school days
- To rent property from him
Q8 | To which Shakespearean hero does Lockwood compare himself after Joseph andHeathcliff accuse him of stealing?
- Hamlet
- Romeo
- King Lear
- Othello
Q9 | Who intercedes in the argument in Chapter two and ensures that Lockwood can spendthe night at Wuthering Heights?
- Cathy Linton
- Zillah
- Haretom Earnshow
- Joseph
Q10 | Why do most of the servants leave Wuthering Heights after Frances dies?
- The Earnshaws can no longer afford them
- Hindley becomes a cruel master
- They are disgusted by Hindley's treatment of Heathcliff
- They loved Frances, and working Wuthering Heights reminds them too much of her tragic death.
Q11 | What gift did Mr. Earnshaw promise to bring Nelly Dean from Liverpool?
- Fruit
- A set of Paints
- A bridle for her horse
- A fiddle
Q12 | Why does Ellen stay in the room when Edgar Linton visits Cathy?
- She is worried about Cathy's Honor
- She didn't have time to tidy the room before Edgar arrived
- She is trying to avoid Heathcliff
- Hindley asked her to
Q13 | Who plans to live at Thrushcross Grange at the end of the novel, Wuthering Heights?
- Young Catherine and Hareton
- Lockwood
- Heathcliff
- Young Catherine and Linton Heathcliff
Q14 | Over the course of Wuthering Heights, which character claim to see Catherine’s ghost?
- Heathcliff, Hareton and Joseph
- Edgar Linton and Heathcliff
- Joseph and Nelly Dean
- Lockwood and Heathcliff.
Q15 | Who raises Hareton during the early years of his life?
- Hindley
- Catherine
- Heathcliff
- Nelly
Q16 | Young Catherine and Hareton plan to be married on
- New Year’s Day
- Christmas Day
- New Year’s Eve
- Christmas Eve
Q17 | Where is Catherine buried?
- In a Churchyard overlooking the moors
- In a Chapel
- Under a stone wall
- She is not buried but cremated
Q18 | What happens to Catherine the first time she goes to Thrushcross Grange?
- She catches a cold
- A dog bites her
- She falls down a rocky hill
- She cuts her arm
Q19 | The novel Wuthering Heights begins with the year
- 1801
- 1802
- 1803
- 1804
Q20 | Emily Bronte was a
- Restoration novelist
- Romantic novelist
- Victorian novelist
- Modern novelist
Q21 | Heathcliff is adopted by
- Mr. Earnshaw
- Ellen Dean
- Edgar Linton
- Mr. Lockwood
Q22 | What happens to Cathy the first time she goes to Thrushcross Grange?
- She falls down a rocky hill
- She cuts her arm on a shard of broken glass
- A dog bites her
- She catches a cold
Q23 | In what place does Cathy think she wouldn't feel at home?
- Boarding school
- Heaven
- The Moor
- Thrushcross Grange
Q24 | Lockwood describes the Yorkshire countryside as
- A green valley
- A lush countryside
- A perfect misanthropist’s heaven
- A sandy desert
Q25 | The Native in Thomas Hardy’s novel is :-
- Diggory Venn
- Clym Yeobright
- Johnny Nonsuch
- Damon Wildeve