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Introduction to Wuthering Heights
UTHERING HEIGHTS is the only book Emily Brontë ever
wrote. Under the male pseudonym of “Ellis Bell,” Brontë
writes a very powerful story about love, hate, sorrow, and death—the
stuff of which life is composed. The tale covers thirty years and is
narrated by Mr. Lockwood and later, Ellen Dean, a faithful
housekeeper, who is an important character in the story. When
Wuthering Heights was first published (technically, Brontë selfpublished, because she risked her own money), the novel received a
cool reception. Apparently, the public failed to understand the
complexities as well as the messages in the book.
Brontë was very reclusive and had little interest in the general public as
evinced by her three experiences with the “outside world.” Brontë was a student at the Clergy
Daughter’s school for seven months and a student at a school in Roe Head, leaving after only
three months due to her being homesick. Then finally, after being a teacher at Law Hill near
Halifax for two years, Brontë left and returned home to be a housekeeper. This strong
attachment to home is admirable and is not necessarily a weakness. However, the failings center
on Brontë’s independent will and reserve. Brontë moved counter to the Victorian mores, and as
a non-conformist, her views on religion were not what one would expect from a clergyman’s
daughter. Because of her reclusiveness, Brontë participated in pastimes that were considered
improper for young ladies. Such brazen behaviors such as whistling like a man and shooting a
pistol with her father were unusual for a woman in that era.
Brontë is clearly in the Romantic school as her love of nature is very apparent in her work. The
reader will also see other tenets of Romanticism in Wuthering Heights, including a gothic
setting, supernatural appearances, and a study of the common men. First and foremost,
Wuthering Heights is a love story, perhaps one of the strangest love stories of all times. Yet,
underlying this story are striking contrasts between social classes and acceptable behavior. As
for characters, Heathcliff is difficult to classify. He is not entirely a hero, yet he is not entirely a
villain, because he does possess some admirable qualities. At times, Heathcliff is to be pitied,
and at other times to be hated. Perhaps, if there is a hero in Wuthering Heights, it has to be Ellen
Dean. However, Nelly has her flaws, and in some cases, she helps aggravate the troubles, rather
than alleviating them.
A very important, and timely, theme in Wuthering Heights is the abandonment and
mistreatment of innocent children. The Romantics see nature as benign; yet they feared that
man sees creation as an enemy that needs to be conquered. Brontë was more than familiar with
the natural world, in which orphaned baby animals (and to a certain extent, children) have little
chance to survive.
As for Emily Brontë, her death came early in life. Emily died in 1848 when she was thirty years
of age. Her sister, Charlotte (Jane Eyre) writes about Emily’s final hours:
“Never in all her life had she lingered over any task that lay before her, and she did not
linger now. She sank rapidly. She made haste to leave us. Yet, while physically she
perished, mentally she grew stronger than we had yet known her. Day by day, when I
saw with what a front she met suffering, I looked on her with anguished wonder and
love….Stronger than a man, simpler than a child, her nature stood alone. The awful
point was, that while full of ruth for others, on herself she had no pity….”
ROBERT W. WATSON
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Lesson One
1.1 Vocabulary
misanthrope n.
hale adj.
surly adj.
vis-à-vis adv.
1.2 Vocabulary Exercise
1. I had no choice but to meet Mr. Nelson ______________ and confront him about his
assigning me to a position in India.
2. After spending three days in the hospital, the doctor announced that Sharon was _________
and that there was no reason why she could not go home.
3. Apparently, Jonathan Swift was a __________________, who stated, “I don’t hate
mankind; it’s people that I can’t stand.”
4. Tim was reluctant to visit his Uncle Ned, who was a ___________ man, always
complaining with an arrogant manner.
1.3 Reading Assignment: Wuthering Heights, chapters 1–2
1.4 Recall Questions
1. What is the relationship between Lockwood and Heathcliff?
2. Why is Heathcliff’s house called Wuthering Heights?
3. What does Lockwood notice as he entered the house?
4. What is it that Lockwood likes about Heathcliff?
5. What happens to Mr. Lockwood when Heathcliff briefly left him alone in the sitting room?
6. What are the names of the two servants Lockwood meets at Wuthering Heights?
7. How does Heathcliff feel about Lockwood’s offer to return the next day?
8. What two individuals does Lockwood meet on his second visit to Wuthering Heights?
9. What relationship is the young lady to Heathcliff?
10. Why is Lockwood forced to stay the night at Wuthering Heights?
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1.5 Critical Thinking
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As a character, Lockwood uses words that have the opposite meaning for the use intended.
Explain how this irony is effective regarding developing Lockwood’s personality.
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Explain how the setting is gothic from the description of Wuthering Heights.
1.6 Bonus Thoughts
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“Go to the Deuce”: This is an expression which means “Go away and don’t come back.”
Some folks express this thought as “Go to Hades,” or “Go to the Devil,” expressions that
have been used in literature as early as Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales. The name Deuce for
the Devil comes for the Old German word, duus, which is a throw of “two” in a dice game,
meaning bad luck.
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N.B.: At the beginning of Chapter 2, Lockwood offers a parenthetical though preceded by
“N.B.” This is an abbreviation for nota bene, which is Latin for “note well.”
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The Gothic Tale: Originally, “Gothic” referred to the Germanic tribe of the Goths.
Eventually the term came to mean anything during the medieval period of history.
Therefore, when Horace Walpole presented his “translation” of The Castle of Otranto: A
Gothic Story, to the public, the readers understood that the setting would be during medieval
times. As a genre, the Gothic tale will have a dismal castle with hidden passages, dungeons,
and other suitable rooms where spirits haunt. Ghosts and strange supernatural happenings
are plentiful. In the case of The Castle of Otranto, a giant helmet falls from the sky and kills
young Conrad, son of Manfred, on the day of the boy’s wedding. Often there is an ancient
curse upon the castle or upon a family, as in the case of The Castle of Otranto. The authors
of the genre try to cause terror through horror and cruelty. You will notice these elements in
Wuthering Heights.
Today, “Gothic” not only refers to the above novels with settings during the medieval
period, but also to works of fiction that center on gloom or horror. The most famous work in
this category is Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein. The novel represents the consequences when
man tries to duplicate the acts of God in creation. Frankenstein does not create a man in his
own image, but a monster who after being rejected by both his creator and society, commits
several brutal murders. Other examples include Edgar Allan Poe’s stories of terror, such as
“The Pit and the Pendulum,” “The Masque of the Red Death,” and “The Black Cat”; many
of Nathaniel Hawthrone’s works; and William Faulkner’s Absalom, Absalom! Even some
works may have only some Gothic elements in them such as Charles Dickens’ Great
Expectations during the chapters with Miss Havisham.
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Lesson Two
2.1 Vocabulary
vapid adj.
palaver n.
lachrymose n.
egress n.
2.2 Vocabulary Exercise
1. We were certain that Mrs. Fisk lived a ____________ life, which consisted of reading from
her small library and sitting on the pouch watching cars go by.
2. After the explorers entered into the canyon, the landslide behind them effectively blocked
their ______________.
3. Within a few minutes into the reading, many in the audience brushed away their tears as
they listened to the ______________ story.
4. While Jack stood silently in the room, he was only aware of endless ____________ about
the weather or the latest fashions.
2.3 Reading Assignment: Wuthering Heights, chapters 3–4
2.4 Recall Questions
1. Why does Zillah ask Lockwood not to make noise and to hide his candle as she leads him to
his night’s lodging?
2. What does Lockwood find on a ledge in his bedroom?
3. What does Lockwood read just before falling asleep?
4. What are the nightmares that Lockwood dreams?
5. What does Heathcliff do when Lockwood tells him of his nightmares?
6. What, as Mrs. Dean reveals to Lockwood, is Mrs. Heathcliff’s maiden name?
7. How is Mrs. Heathcliff related to Hareton Earnshaw?
8. Where had Mrs. Dean worked before coming to Thrushcross Grange?
9. What does Mr. Earnshaw bring back with him from a trip to Liverpool?
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10. What are the names of Mr. Earnshaw’s children?
2.5 Critical Thinking
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Discuss how Mr. Earnshaw fails regarding his relationship with Hindley and Heathcliff.
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Explain the implications by Mrs. Dean’s referring to Heathcliff as “it.”
2.6 Bonus Thoughts
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English Servitude: English society developed with a keen awareness of one’s station in
life. If this awareness were not accepted as ordained by God, it was at least adhered to as
part of the “Great Chain of Being.” Wuthering Heights offers a tension with the accepted
class structure as servants become masters, and masters become servants. Also, the class
structure is violated with some of the marriages in the novel. Another work that offers a
backward look at the times when servants and masters resigned themselves to the social
structure is Charles Dickens’s Pickwick Papers.
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The Gypsies: Heathcliff is called a “gypsy,” a term that was considered an insult. The
Gypsies (or Roma) migrated towards western Europe from India around the year 1000 AD.
Reportedly, the Gypsies arrived in central Europe around 1300 AD and that by 1500 AD
had arrived in western Europe. Since it was widely assumed, by the time the Gypsies
arrived in England, that they came from Egypt, under common usage Gypcyan changed to
the English Gypsy or Gipsy, by 1600. In English speaking Europe, besides being the name
of the Roma, Romani is also the name of the language spoken by some Gypsies.
Historically, even up to the present day, the Gypsies have endured great persecution,
particularly in England, and later in Nazi Germany.
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Lesson Three
3.1 Vocabulary
reprobate n.
reprimand v.
equanimity n.
prognosticate v.
3.2 Vocabulary Exercise
1. No one can ________________ what will happen in ten years.
2. While everyone else was astonished at the smell of smoke, Mr. Philips, showing his typical
____________, had the students leave the building quickly.
3. For his taking two days off without telling the boss, Jim should have been fired, but he was
severely ______________ instead.
4. Whenever a nation no longer fears God, the people will have ________________ for
leaders.
3.3 Reading Assignment: Wuthering Heights, chapters 5–7
3.4 Recall Questions
1. What does Mrs. Dean blame for Heathcliff’s “pride and black tempers?”
2. What two people does Mrs. Dean say caused the most trouble at Wuthering Heights?
3. What does the curate suggest be done with Hindley?
4. What does Hindley bring with him when he returns for his father’s funeral?
5. What are some to the things that Hindley does to Heathcliff when he takes over Wuthering
Heights?
6. What happens to Catherine when she and Heathcliff decide to visit Thrushcross Grange?
7. During which holiday does Catherine return to Wuthering Heights?
8. What does Mrs. Dean do to help Heathcliff right before the Lintons arrive?
9. What happened to spoil Heathcliff’s temporary good mood?
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10. How does Catherine finally get to see Heathcliff?
3.5 Critical Thinking
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Explain what Mrs. Dean means when she states, “Proud people breed sad sorrows for
themselves.”
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After reading these three chapters, discuss whether Mrs. Dean was right to encourage and
flatter Heathcliff or should she have obeyed Hindley’s orders?
3.6 Bonus Thoughts
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In media res: This expression is Latin, which means “in the middle of the thing.” Notice
how Mr. Lockwood begins his narrative in the present, but the reader must be given the
background of the current situation by Ellen Dean, who was an eyewitness to the events. In
media res is a device that is common in the epic poems like Homer’s Odyssey and John
Milton’s Paradise Lost.
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Lesson Four
4.1 Vocabulary
bairn n.
askance adv.
imprecation n.
ferret v.
4.2 Vocabulary Exercise
1. The poor dog would look _________________ whenever the mistress of the house would
enter the room; the cur had received many strokes from an angry broom, and was ever
cautious.
2. The mother was upset to find that her child had wondered away from her; however, the
______________ had the tendency to do this, and the mother should have been more
careful.
3. Katie and Mary tried to __________ the scared kitten from its hiding place with a stick.
4. The _______________ uttered by the old man made those around him run for cover, fully
expecting lightning to fall from the sky.
4.3 Reading Assignment: Wuthering Heights, chapters 8–9
4.4 Recall Questions
1. According to Mrs. Dean, what two events take place during July?
2. What do Catherine and Heathcliff argue about?
3. Why does Edgar almost leave?
4. What news does Catherine give to Ellen later that night?
5. Who is listening to Catherine’s conversation with Nelly?
6. How does Catherine get sick?
7. What happened to Mr. and Mrs. Linton?
8. Why does Nelly hate to leave Wuthering Heights to go to Thrushcross Grange with
Catherine?
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4.5 Critical Thinking
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When Catherine tells Nelly that “just loving someone” is a sufficient reason for marriage,
do you agree with her? Why or why not? What are the Biblical standards that should be
considered before marrying someone?
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Is Heathcliff intrinsically evil or is he merely the product of Mr. Earnshaw's indulgence and
Hindley's cruelty?
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Lesson Five
5.1 Vocabulary
dilatory adj.
phalanx n.
fastidiousness n.
vivacity n.
5.2 Vocabulary Exercise
1. Alice developed a _____________ nature, for when as a child, she was never prompt and
was always slow to complete any assigned task.
2. During the memorial service, many friends of my grandfather recalled his ______________,
cheerfulness, and neighborliness, a man who loved life.
3. My sister had such a ___________________ that I was intimated to enter into her room,
since I was afraid that I would spoil the carefully arranged furniture and accessories.
4. The Southern people have often formed a _________________ in support of a strict
interpretation of the Constitution and of orthodox Christianity.
5.3 Reading Assignment: Wuthering Heights, chapter 10
5.4 Recall Questions
1. What was the result of Lockwood’s walk back to his home in the snow?
2. How long had Edgar and Catherine been married when Heathcliff returned?
3. How does Edgar react to Catherine’s happiness at Heathcliff’s return?
4. How does Catherine force Edgar to shake hands with Heathcliff?
5. What does Heathcliff say was his original plan before Catherine’s glad welcome?
6. What does Catherine mistake to be weakness in Isabella and Edgar?
7. Why does Hindley ask Heathcliff to stay at Wuthering Heights?
8. Who develops an infatuation for Heathcliff?
9. From the context of the second to last paragraph in chapter 10, what was the reason for
Heathcliff’s “grin”?
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5.5 Critical Thinking
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At the beginning of Chapter 10 Nelly observes that “the mild and generous are only more
justly selfish than the domineering….” What does Nelly mean by this statement? Do you
agree?
5.4 Bonus Thoughts
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Phalanx: Philip II of Macedonia developed the phalanx that was used very successfully by
his son, Alexander the Great. By interlocking shields, a company of infantry could
withstand arrows and spears in order to penetrate the enemy’s defenses. The Romans also
used the phalanx with success. Today the word is used more figuratively, rather than
literally; i.e., a close-knit body of people.
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Point of View: The way a story gets told is called the point of view. An author may employ
a third-person narrative where the narrator is not one of the characters in the story. On the
other hand, if the narrator is a part of the story, as in the case of Mr. Lockwood in
Wuthering Heights, then this is referred to a first-person narrative. Even when Mr.
Lockwood asks Ellen Dean to tell him the history of Wuthering Heights, Mrs. Dean speaks
from her personal point of view. The first-person point of view, of course, limits the
narrator to what he himself knows, experiences, or infers. Other works that employ the firstperson narrative are Melville’s Moby Dick, Fitzgerald’s Great Gatsby, Dickens’s Great
Expectations, and Twain’s Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.
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Lesson Six
6.1 Vocabulary
propitiate v.
blackguard [note pronunciation] n.
ignominious adj.
expostulation n.
6.2 Vocabulary Exercise
1. Even with my impassioned _________________, I could not dissuade my brother from
leaving home to join the circus.
2. We have witnessed many _________________ who used their official offices to undermine
the common scruples of the electorate.
3. The representative’s career came to an __________________ end, when the voters had a
recall election, in which the politician lost.
4. The nobles were able to ______________ the angry king by agreeing to an increased tax on
their lands.
6.3 Reading Assignment: Wuthering Heights, chapters 11–12
6.4 Recall Questions
1. Nelly catches an appearance of Hindley. How does this appearance persuade Nelly to go to
Wuthering Heights?
2. Who throws a rock that hit Nelly’s bonnet?
3. In what condition does Nelly find Hareton when she visits Wuthering Heights?
4. What does Nelly do when Heathcliff comes to the door?
5. What is Heathcliff’s plan for revenge on Catherine?
6. How does Catherine frighten Edgar in order to punish him for arguing with Heathcliff?
7. What threat does Edgar offer Isabella regarding her intentions toward Heathcliff?
8. In what condition is Catherine when Nelly finally comes to her room after three days?
9. What does Nelly discover after she leaves Catherine’s room to fetch the doctor?
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10. What does Nelly learn about Isabella from Doctor Kenneth?
11. Why does Nelly decide not to tell Edgar that Isabella has run away?
6.5 Critical Thinking
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Anger can cause physical and mental illness. Explain how anger contributes to Catherine’s
illness.
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Explain how Æsop’s fable about the boy who cried wolf applies to Catherine in today’s
reading.
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Justify or attack the following statement: “The emphasis Heathcliff places on personal
dignity differentiates him from the other characters.”
6.6 Bonus Thoughts
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Springer: The hapless dog that was found hanging in today’s reading was an English
Springer spaniel, which was a breed originally used as hunting dogs. Since this hunting
instinct remains in the genes, these dogs need plenty of running room. According to
breeders, Springers that have small spots of brown on their paws, legs, and chests tend to be
healthier dogs. These spots also help during dog shows.
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Lesson Seven
7.1 Vocabulary
redound v.
moroseness n.
ardent adj.
ireful adj.
7.2 Vocabulary Exercise
1. The _________ look on my mother’s face indicated that the broken vase had been
discovered.
2. Regardless whether one does good or evil, his deeds will always _______________ to his
credit or discredit.
3. Under the spoils system in politics, the winning candidate will give petty offices to his most
____________ supporters.
4. Aunt Margaret seems to have a dark cloud over her all the time on account of her
_________________.
7.3 Reading Assignment: Wuthering Heights, chapters 13–14
7.4 Recall Questions
1. Why does Nelly say that her desire for Catherine to recover was doubled?
2. How does Nelly learn of Isabella’s unhappiness at Wuthering Heights?
3. What request does Isabella make to Nelly?
4. What object does Hindley show to Isabella that makes her wish she had one too?
5. What one inhabitant of Wuthering Heights makes friends with Isabella?
6. Who does Heathcliff accuse of causing Catherine’s sickness?
7. What is Edgar’s reaction to Isabella’s letter to Nelly and to her expressed desire to see him?
8. What favor does Heathcliff ask of Nelly?
9. What does Heathcliff threaten to do if Nelly does not help him?
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7.5 Critical Thinking
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Explain how Isabella’s pride is destroyed by her residing at Wuthering Heights.
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Discuss how Isabella’s desire to be the wife of Heathcliff is based on her notions of
“romance” even when she knows that Heathcliff was capable of great cruelty.
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If Isabella’s moral character were formed by the Scriptures, how could she have avoided
being the wife of Heathcliff? In other words, how does the Scriptures guide us regarding
courtship?
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Explain Heathcliff’s statement in chapter 14 regarding Isabella when he says, “I have no
pity….” Is it ever right to use people for one’s own purposes, whether that use if for
political, economic, or personal reasons? Why or why not?
7.6 Bonus Thoughts
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The Predicament of Isabella: Isabella does try to leave her bad situation, but Heathcliff
prevents her going, even though he tells Nelly that Isabella can leave at any time. However,
notwithstanding her being coerced to stay at Wuthering Heights, many readers would think
that Isabella made her life difficult, because, to escape her unhappiness, she should
continually try to escape. If she were successful, then what? In the times of Emily Brontë,
women were absolutely dependent upon men for protection and finances. Women often did
not even have the means to earn a living. For women in the lower classes, they could do
menial work, but for women in the upper classes, their pride often prevented their wanting
to work. Since her brother Edgar would have nothing to do with her, Isabella could only
resign herself to fate and to Nelly’s pity.
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Lesson Eight
8.1 Vocabulary
placid adj.
heterodox adj.
giddiness n.
sentinel n.
8.2 Vocabulary Exercise
1. My _____________ was caused undoubtedly from the lack of oxygen at this altitude.
2. Even though the island was buffeted by strong winds, the lagoon was ______________,
because it was protected by a circle of mountains.
3. We had John stand as ________________ for mother, while we made last minute
preparations for her surprise birthday party.
4. When the professor announced that he did not believe that Jesus Christ was God, he
espoused a _____________ doctrine that was contrary to the statement of faith at the
school.
8.3 Reading Assignment: Wuthering Heights, chapters 15–17
8.4 Recall Questions
1. Why does Nelly wait until Sunday to give Heathcliff’s letter to Catherine?
2. What is it that makes Edgar forget about Heathcliff after he returns from church and finds
him with Catherine?
3. What happens that night after Heathcliff leaves?
4. What does Nelly allow Heathcliff to do after Catherine dies?
5. Who comes to see Nelly the Friday after Catherine’s funeral?
6. Why does Isabella refuse to stay at the Grange?
7. What was the reason Hindley could not attend Catherine’s funeral?
8. What does Hindley suggest to Isabella when Heathcliff returns to Wuthering Heights?
9. How does Isabella get the deep cut behind her ear?
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10. What does Isabella name her baby boy?
11. What news does Dr. Kenneth bring to Nelly?
12. What does Heathcliff threaten to do if Nelly takes Hareton to the Grange?
8.5 Critical Thinking
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Discuss whether the love between Catherine and Heathcliff is a form of madness or a rare
deep, emotional union of two souls.
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Discuss the different views of life after death as expressed by Catherine, Nelly, and
Heathcliff. Compare and contrast these views with the Bible.
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Compare Hareton’s life at Wuthering Height’s to Cathy’s at the Grange. What are the
similarities between Hareton’s relationship with Heathcliff and Cathy’s with Edgar?
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Lesson Nine
9.1 Vocabulary
reiterate v.
sanguine adj.
obviate v.
languid adj.
9.2 Vocabulary Exercise
1. It was a beautiful day outside to read. The sun was not too hot and the ___________ breezes
provided enough comfort without being annoying.
2. The pastor was quite _______________ about the church’s moving to another location;
anyone with a less cheery disposition would probably not have been so optimistic.
3. Mr. Thomas had ________________(d) the importance of arriving on time to take the test;
however, some of the students still showed up late.
4. When the county announced that it would build a bridge across the creek, this ________(d)
our having to build our own bridge.
9.3 Reading Assignment: Wuthering Heights, chapters 18–20
9.4 Recall Questions
1. What were some of the negative character traits of Cathy?
2. How long does Isabella live after her escape from Wuthering Heights?
3. What request does Isabella write to Edgar?
4. Where does Nelly finally find Cathy when she rides off the premises of Thrushcross?
5. What does Cathy learn at Wuthering Heights from the servant?
6. What gift does Cathy refuse from Hareton?
7. What sort of boy is Isabella’s son, Linton?
8. Why does Joseph come to the Grange the night Edgar and Linton return?
9. Why is Heathcliff so interested in keeping his son?
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9.5 Critical Thinking
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With today’s reading, the reader is taken out of the adult world of trials and tribulations and
back into the innocent world of childhood. Discuss how Cathy appears to be a second
chance for Catherine.
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Explain how Cathy exhibits both the traits of the Earnshaws and the Lintons.
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Explain the significance of Heathcliff’s calling Linton his “property.”
9.6 Bonus Thoughts
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Slut: To modern tastes, the word slut can be unsettling. However, the term appears even in
some of the most unlikely of works such as John Bunyan’s Pilgrim’s Progress. The reason
for this is that the meaning of the word was quite different during the writing of Pilgrim’s
Progress and Wuthering Heights. A slut was an untidy women, both physically and
mentally, manifested by an unwillingness to submit to authority. Notice the context in
which the word is used in the novel, and you will see that this is the intended meaning. Only
recently has the word been associated with prostitution and is unfit for polite conversation.
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Lesson Ten
10.1 Vocabulary
antipathy n.
salubrious adj.
diurnal adj.
bugbear adj.
10.2 Vocabulary Exercise
1. A daily walk around the block is a ______________ way to get some exercise.
2. The _______________ between the two cousins is much deeper than a mere
misunderstanding or personality conflict.
3. Johnny had a difficult time going to sleep; his brother Max told him about a ___________
which lives underneath little kids’ beds.
4. The ____________ routine of Mr. Smithfield is to eat two hard-boiled eggs and two pieces
of toast, to drink a cup of coffee, and to read the newspaper; he has done this everyday for
the past fifteen years.
10.3 Reading Assignment: Wuthering Heights, chapters 21–22
10.4 Recall Questions
1. What was Cathy doing when she was detained by Heathcliff?
2. Why does Heathcliff want Cathy and Linton to meet?
3. Why do Cathy and Linton make fun of Hareton?
4. How does Edgar view Heathcliff regarding the death of Catherine?
5. How does Edgar convince Cathy not to return to Wuthering Heights the next day?
6. What does Nelly discover that Cathy is hiding in a library drawer?
7. How does Cathy keep Nelly from revealing her secret to Edgar?
8. For what reason does Nelly become the walking companion for Cathy?
9. Why does Cathy again decide to visit Linton at Wuthering Heights?
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10. How does Nelly justify to herself that allowing Cathy to see Linton would be a good idea?
10.5 Critical Thinking
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Compare and contrast the trespassing in chapter 21 with the one in chapter 6.
10.6 Bonus Thoughts

Slough of Despond: Whenever an author makes a brief reference to another work of
literature or to one of the characters, places, or events, this reference is called an allusion. In
your reading today, you read the allusion to “Slough of Despond,” which comes from
Bunyan’s Pilgrim’s Progress.
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Wuthering Heights
Lesson Eleven
11.1 Vocabulary
contrite v.
vex v.
quell v.
din n.
11.2 Vocabulary Exercise
1. Elizabeth was happy to get back to the country; staying with her cousin in the city was
unpleasant, especially having to listen to the constant __________ of the automobiles and
airplanes.
2. I have gone over the books three different times, and I am still ________ with the accounts
not seeming to balance.
3. The Lord says that He will not despise a man with a ______________ heart; but He sets his
face against the proud.
4. The riot police ______________ the violence that was instigated by the Home
Revolutionary Front, an organization that demands the elimination of all government.
11.3 Reading Assignment: Wuthering Heights, chapters 23–24
11.4 Recall Questions
1. After reacquainting themselves, Cathy and Linton have a disagreement about what?
2. When Nelly and Cathy began to leave Wuthering Heights, what does Linton do?
3. What allows Cathy to visit Linton every night for three weeks without being caught?
4. When does Nelly become suspicious that Cathy had broken her promise not to see Linton
again?
5. When Cathy visits Linton once, why does she mock Hareton?
6. Since Linton was too sick to talk to Cathy, what does he ask her to do?
7. As Cathy was about to leave Wuthering Heights, with what does she strike Hareton?
8. What does Nelly decide to do right after Cathy finishes telling her of her visits to Wuthering
Heights?
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11.5 Critical Thinking

Nelly is upset with Cathy for lying to her. However, Nelly is also guilty of lying to Cathy on
several occasions, particularly about Linton’s leaving for Wuthering Heights. Is Nelly’s
lying justified? Is lying ever right? Why or why not?
11.6 Bonus Thoughts

Elysium: This is another allusion, referring this time to Greek and Roman mythology.
According to Homer, Elysium, or the Elysian Fields, was located to the west, near Ocean.
After being judged, the dead either went to a place of torment, or to the place of blessedness
(Elysium), which is a happy land, free from snow, cold, and rain. Later, Vergil in his
Aeneid, will have Elysium under the earth. John Milton also alludes to Elysium in his
Paradise Lost:
Like those Hesperian gardens famed of old,
Fortunate fields and groves and flowery vales,
Thrice happy isles.
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Wuthering Heights
Lesson Twelve
12.1 Vocabulary
avaricious adj.
dappled adj.
filial adj.
vivisection n.
12.2 Vocabulary Exercise
1. Even though his character was beyond reproach in every other manner, the Senator’s
_______________ overshadowed all of his worthy accomplishments.
2. Rene Descartes was known to fasten the paws of a living dog to a wall with nails and to
perform a _______________ on the poor animal, all in the name of scientific inquiry.
3. Ever notice how the English sparrow’s markings are quite _____________, offering a sense
of beauty reflected in the various spots?
4. The transfer of resources from an agrarian lifestyle to an industrial one has weakened
__________ respect and supportive families.
12.3 Reading Assignment: Wuthering Heights, chapters 25–27
12.4 Recall Questions
1. What does Nelly hint when she asks for the reason that Mr. Lockwood wants Cathy’s
portrait over the fireplace?
2. What does Edgar mean when he states, “I’ve prayed often for the approach of what is
coming; and now I begin to shrink, and fear it”?
3. When Cathy is finally permitted to see Linton, why does she dismount from her horse when
she and Nelly find him?
4. Why does Cathy decide to pick blueberries while she was in the company of Linton?
5. Just as Nelly and Cathy get ready to leave, who does Linton think is calling his name?
6. In that Linton resembled him in his person, what does Edgar assume about Linton’s mind?
7. After Linton refuses to reveal his secret to Cathy, who descends down to the party?
8. When Cathy struggles to get the key from Heathcliff, what threat does Heathcliff make to
her?
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9. What does Linton finally reveal to Cathy and Nelly about the intentions of Heathcliff?
10. According to Heathcliff, Edgar probably cursed Cathy the day she was born. Why?
11. Who brings food to Nelly while she is locked in a room?
12.5 Critical Thinking

Nelly blames herself for being negligent in her duties. Explain how Nelly’s obedience to
Edgar’s orders would have prevented the unpleasant situation in chapter 27.
12.6 Bonus Thoughts

Bilberry: This word refers to the blueberry. The term Bilberry is believed to have a
Scandinavian origin.
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The Use of Vivisection: While the act is unconscionable today, vivisection was often
performed and defended as a valid means to gather scientific data. Animals were cut open
while still alive. Descartes argued that such experiments were morally justified because
animals are non-rational creatures. However, is the ability to exercise reason the proper
criterion in this case? It seems that the better criterion, if we are to act humanely, and not as
scientists, is whether or not an animal can experience pain.

Felony without benefit of clergy: The following law (Coventry Act) was enacted when Sir
John Coventry was attacked in the street and had his nose slit, apparently for an obnoxious
speech delivered by him in parliament: By this statute it is enacted that if any person shall
of malice aforethought, and by laying in wait, unlawfully cut or disable the tongue, put out
an eye, slit the nose, cut off the nose or lip, or cut off or disable any limb or member of any
other person, with intent to maim or disfigure him, such person, his counsellors, aiders and
abettors, shall be guilty of felony, without benefit of clergy.
“Benefit of clergy” is an exemption to the death penalty, when death is mandated for certain
crimes. Therefore, benefit of clergy requires a more mild punishment other than death. This
privilege was granted to members of the clergy, because they had more learning than others.
So, in a real sense, church officers and priests could get away with murder. Benefit of clergy
was eventually granted, not only to the clergy, but to all persons. In the case of the United
States, an act of Congress on April 30, 1790, prohibited the use of benefit of clergy.
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Wuthering Heights
Lesson Thirteen
13.1 Vocabulary
bevy n.
importunate adj.
sullen adj.
venomous adj.
13.2 Vocabulary Exercise
1. Even though she is often a quiet girl, Ann expressed a _____________ remark to Carol by
calling her a “namby-pamby nincompoop.”
2. The _______________ of participants that came to the benefit luncheon was an impressive
array of the most prominent citizens in the county.
3. My sister came into the house with downcast eyes and a ____________ look on her face;
we learned that she had lost her purse.
4. I finally hired the ________________ job seeker, who came every day for two weeks
asking to be given a position with the company.
13.3 Reading Assignment: Wuthering Heights, chapters 28–30
13.4 Recall Questions
1. What news does Zillah give to Nelly when she came into Nelly’s room?
2. Who does Nelly meet before leaving Wuthering Heights?
3. With impending death, how does Edgar propose to change his will?
4. Why did the lawyer, Mr. Green, delay his coming to Thrushcross Grange?
5. Why does Heathcliff not allow Cathy, Linton, and Nelly to stay at the Grange?
6. After telling Nelly that she must remain as the housekeeper at the Grange, what does
Heathcliff reveal to Nelly that he did the previous day?
7. What does Heathcliff tell Nelly to send to Wuthering Heights?
8. Why does Zillah refuse to help Cathy?
9. How does Cathy react to Hareton’s attempts to be her friend?
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13.5 Critical Thinking

Explain how part of Heathcliff’s revenge fails with the escape of Cathy.

Explain how Cathy’s marriage does have a positive effect; i.e., her humiliation. Can
Wuthering Heights then be considered a “Christian” novel, since suffering is a good thing in
the Christian’s life?
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Wuthering Heights
Lesson Fourteen
14.1 Vocabulary
adroit adj.
missive n.
saturnine adj.
paragon n.
14.2 Vocabulary Exercise
1. After having his small business taking over by a larger competitor, James Coval has had a
______________ disposition ever since due to his bitter feelings.
2. The ____________ fireman acted calmly as the fire got out of control in the sector where
several of his comrades were; his making a quick change in strategy saved the lives of his
friends.
3. With a concentration in literature, history, and philosophy, Mr. Lanier attempted to make
Westfield Latin School the ______________ of classical education.
4. The faded ___________ was the only correspondence that Mrs. Jones received from her
son, who disappeared twenty years ago.
14.3 Reading Assignment: Wuthering Heights, chapters 31–33
14.4 Recall Questions
1. What does Nelly ask Lockwood to give to Cathy when he goes to Wuthering Heights?
2. Why does Cathy not like for Hareton to read her books?
3. Why can Heathcliff not bear to look at Hareton?
4. What was the main purpose of Lockwood’s visit to Wuthering Heights?
5. Why does Heathcliff allow Nelly to come to Wuthering Heights?
6. How long has Heathcliff been dead when Mr. Lockwood returns?
7. What forces Hareton to stay inside the house with Cathy?
8. What present does Cathy ask Nelly to give to Hareton?
9. What did Cathy and Hareton do that got them in trouble with Joseph and Heathcliff?
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10. How does Hareton react to Cathy’s remarks about Heathcliff?
11. What does Heathcliff confide to Nelly when he returns that evening?
12. What does Heathcliff say are the only things real to him in the world?
14.5 Critical Thinking

Support the following statement from the reading today: “When men are unable to express
themselves verbally, they resort to physical violence.”
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Wuthering Heights
Lesson Fifteen
15.1 Vocabulary
bane n.
protract v.
saunter v.
benign adj.
15.2 Vocabulary Exercise
1. The unexpected death of the chief negotiator necessarily ___________ the meeting of the
two companies much longer that expected.
2. Ignorance is not only the ______________ of freedom, but it is also the cause of fear.
3. The current administration’s policies appear to have a _____________ intent, but I cannot
but think that they are just the beginning of more intrusion into the private lives of citizens.
4. Every day at 5 o’clock, Mr. and Mrs. Brown ______________ down our street for their
evening walk.
15.3 Reading Assignment: Wuthering Heights, chapter 34
15.4 Recall Questions
1. Why is everyone so surprised at Heathcliff’s countenance?
2. What was the inscription put on the gravestone of Heathcliff?
3. What advice does Nelly give Heathcliff?
4. Who was the only person that was truly sad when Heathcliff died?
5. What rumor spreads in the village after Heathcliff dies?
6. Where do Cathy and Hareton decide to live?
7. On what holiday do Cathy and Hareton plan to be married?
15.5 Critical Thinking

When Wuthering Heights first appeared, many critics were certain that no woman could
have written the book. Discuss which elements in the novel suggest a “masculinity” as
opposed to a feminine touch like Pride and Prejudice.
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Heathcliff may be a villain but he is still the most admirable character in the novel. Discuss
the qualities which make Heathcliff so admirable.
15.5 Bonus Thoughts
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Sovereign: The sovereign is a gold coin that was use extensively throughout the British
Empire. As one of the most popular coins in the world, the gold sovereign first appeared in
1489 under King Henry VII, valued at one pound. The obverse design has the King seated
facing on a throne, a very majestic image. It is from this image of the monarch or sovereign
that the coin received its name. The reverse type is a shield on a large double Tudor rose.
Sovereigns were then struck for Henry VIII, and for most monarchs until the first coinage of
James I. From James’s second coinage, the sovereign was replaced with the unite, valued
also at one pound. The unite continued into the reign of Charles I, The Commonwealth, and
the early coinage of Charles II. With the introduction of regular machine-made coinage
under Charles II, the guinea was introduced, with a value of twenty one shillings, and this
continued to be the main gold coin until 1813 under George III.
In 1816, there was a major change in the British coinage, powered by the Industrial
Revolution. The Royal Mint acquired a powerful new steam-powered press designed by
Matthew Boulton and James Watt. A new reverse design was introduced featuring Saint
George slaying a dragon, designed by a young Italian engraver, Benedetto Pistrucci. This
beautiful classic design remains on the gold sovereigns today, almost two hundred years
later.
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Glossary for Wuthering Heights
adroit (…-droit“) adj. Dexterous; skillful and adept under pressing conditions
antipathy (²n-t¹p“…-th¶) n. A strong feeling of aversion or repugnance; enmity, an object of
aversion
ardent (är“dnt) adj. Expressing or characterized by warmth of feeling; passionate; displaying a
strong enthusiasm or devotion; fervent
askance (…-sk²ns“)adv. With disapproval, suspicion, or distrust; with a sideways glance;
obliquely
avaricious (²v”…-r¹sh“…s) adj. Immoderately desirous of wealth or gain; greedy
bairn (bârn) n. Scottish. A child
bane (b³n) n. Fatal injury or ruin; a cause of death, destruction, or ruin
benign (b¹-nºn“) adj. Of a kind and gentle disposition; tending to exert a beneficial influence;
favorable
bevy (bμv“¶) n. A group of animals or birds, especially larks or quail; a group or an assemblage
blackguard (bl²g“…rd) n. A thoroughly unprincipled person; a scoundrel; a foul-mouthed person
bugbear (b¾g“bâr”) n. A fearsome imaginary creature, especially one evoked to frighten children
contrite (k…n-trºt“) adj. Feeling regret and sorrow for one's sins or offenses; penitent
dappled (d²p“…ld) adj. Spotted; mottled
dilatory (d¹l“…-tôr”¶) adj. Intended to delay; tending to postpone or delay
din (d¹n) n. A jumble of loud, usually discordant sounds
diurnal (dº-ûr“n…l) adj. Relating to or occurring in a 24-hour period; daily; occurring or active
during the daytime rather than at night
egress (¶“grμs”) n. The act of coming or going out; emergence; the right of going out: a path or
opening for going out; an exit
equanimity (¶”kw…-n¹m“¹-t¶) n. The quality of being calm and even-tempered; composure
expostulation (¹k-sp¼s“ch…-l³t”) v. To reason earnestly with someone in an effort to dissuade or
correct; remonstrate
fastidiousness (f²-st¹d“¶-…s-n¹s) n. The display of careful, meticulous attention to detail; a
difficulty to please; exacting
ferret (fμr“¹t) v. To hunt (rabbits, for example) with ferrets; to drive out, as from a hiding place;
expel; to uncover and bring to light by searching
filial (f¹l“¶-…l) adj. Of, relating to, or befitting a son or daughter
giddiness (g¹d“¶-n¹s) n. A reeling, lightheaded sensation; dizziness; frivolity and
lightheartedness
hale (h³l) adj. Free from infirmity or illness; sound
heterodox (hμt“…r-…-d¼ks”) adj. Not in agreement with accepted beliefs, especially in church
doctrine or dogma; holding unorthodox opinions
ignominious (¹g”n…-m¹n“¶-…s) adj. Marked by shame or disgrace; deserving disgrace or shame;
despicable
importunate (¹m-pôr“ch…-n¹t) adj. Troublesomely urgent or persistent in requesting; pressingly
entreating
imprecation (¹m”pr¹-k³“sh…n) n. A curse
ireful (ºr“f…l) adj. Angry; wrathful
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lachrymose (l²k“r…-m½s”) adj. Weeping or inclined to weep; tearful; causing or tending to cause
tears
languid (l²ng“gw¹d) adj. Lacking energy or vitality; lacking vigor or force; slow
misanthrope (m¹s“…n-thr½p”) n. One who hates or mistrusts humankind
missive (m¹s“¹v) n. A written message; a letter
moroseness (m…-r½s“-n¹s) n. The state of sullenly melancholy; gloom
obviate (¼b“v¶-³t”) v. To anticipate and dispose of effectively; render unnecessary
palaver (p…-l²v“…r) n. Idle chatter; talk intended to charm or beguile
paragon (p²r“…-g¼n”) n. A model of excellence or perfection of a kind; a peerless example
phalanx (f³“l²ngks”) n. A compact or close-knit body of people
placid (pl²s“¹d) adj. Undisturbed by tumult or disorder; calm or quiet; satisfied; complacent
prognosticate (pr¼g-n¼s“t¹-k³t”) v. To predict according to present indications or signs; foretell
propitiate (pr½-p¹sh“¶-³t”) v. To conciliate an offended power; appease
protract (pr½-tr²kt“) v. To draw out or lengthen in time; prolong
quell (kwμl) v. To put down forcibly; suppress; to pacify; quiet
redound (r¹-dound“) v. To have an effect or consequence; to return; recoil:
reiterate (r¶-¹t“…-r³t”) v. To say or do again or repeatedly
reprimand (rμp“r…-m²nd”) v. To reprove severely, especially in a formal or official way
reprobate (rμp“r…-b³t”) n. A morally unprincipled person
salubrious (s…-l›“br¶-…s) adj. Conducive or favorable to health or well-being
sanguine (s²ng“gw¹n) adj. Cheerfully confident; optimistic
saturnine (s²t“…r-nºn”) adj. Melancholy or sullen; marked by a tendency to be bitter or sardonic
saunter (sôn“t…r) v. To walk at a leisurely pace; stroll
sentinel (sμn“t…-n…l) n. One that keeps guard; a sentry
sullen (s¾l“…n) adj. Showing a brooding ill humor or silent resentment; sulky; gloomy or somber
surly (sûr“l¶) adj. Sullenly ill-humored; gruff
vapid (v²p“¹d) adj. Lacking liveliness, animation, or interest; dull
venomous (vμn“…-m…s) adj. Full of or containing venom; malicious; spiteful:
vex (vμks) v. To annoy, as with petty importunities; bother
vis-à-vis (v¶”z…-v¶“) adv. Face to face
vivacity (v¹-v²s“¹-t¶) n. The quality of being lively; liveliness
vivisection (v¹v”¹-sμk“sh…n) n. The act or practice of cutting into or otherwise injuring living
animals, especially for the purpose of scientific research
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Wuthering Heights (Lessons 1–5)
Vocabulary Quiz #1
1. At the beginning of his tale, Mr. Lockwood implies that his landlord is a _____________,
due to Heathcliff’s animosity towards the human race.
(A) reprobate
(B) bairn
(C) misanthrope
(D) phalanx
(E) egress
2. As disagreeable as Heathcliff is, Mr. Lockwood finds his ___________ daughter-in-law,
who often displays an ill-tempered dispossession, to be even worse than him.
(A) dilatory
(B) hale
(C) fastidious
(D) vapid
(E) surly
3. Since he takes curses seriously, Joseph fears Mrs. Heathcliff, who threatens him with a(n)
_____________ of his being changed into wax and clay.
(A) imprecation
(B) palaver
(C) egress
(D) vivacity
(E) fastidiousness
4. After learning that Mr. Lockwood was not given the courtesy of being asked to tea, Mrs.
Heathcliff flings the tea away and sits down in a _________ manner with her lower lip
quivering and her eyes flowing with tears.
(A) hale
(B) dilatory
(C) vapid
(D) lachrymose
(E) surly
5. When Mr. Lockwood asks for directions to Thrushcross Grange, Mrs. Heathcliff explains
that she cannot help him due to her limited __________ to only the garden and no further.
(A) equanimity
(B) egress
(C) palaver
(D) imprecation
(E) vivacity
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11. Although she soon learns otherwise,
Ellen concludes at first the equanimity
of Heathcliff’s temper is not vindictive.
6. _____
While looking out the window, an ice-cold
A
B
hand grabbed Lockwood’s own hand, and a
C
voice asked to be let in. No error.
D
E
7. _____
The word “equanimity” means
(A) curse.
(B) calmness.
(C) carefulness.
(D) liveliness.
(E) chatter.
Upon leaving Catherine’s bedroom, Mr.
A
Lockwood was shocked to hear Heathcliff
12. Mr. Earnshaw favors and spoils
Heathcliff, but he regards his own son,
Hindley, as a reprobate.
calling out to the ghost who he had seen
B C
in a dream. No error.
D
E
8. _____
The word “reprobate” means
(A) hater of mankind.
(B) child.
(C) curse.
(D) morally unprincipled person.
(E) orphan.
Mr. Lockwood finds each of the inhabitants
A
B
who live at Wuthering Heights to be
C
interesting and desires to learn his background.
D
No error.
E
9. _____
13. Emily Bronte prognosticates the stormy
natures of Catherine and Heathcliff in
her description of their wild and
neglected childhood.
The infinitive “to prognosticate” means
(A) to reprove.
(B) to embellish.
(C) to overlook.
(D) to simplify.
(E) to foretell.
Beginning her story with Catherine and
A
Heathcliff’s childhood, Ellen Dean describes
A
B
Heathcliff as a sullen and quiet sort of a child.
C
D
No error.
E
10. _____
To the distress of Mr. Earnshaw, Hindley and
A
Ellen dislikes and mistreat Heathcliff badly.
B
C
D
No error.
E
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“Wuthering Heights” is the only novel Emily Brontë ever wrote. Under
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the male pseudonym of “Ellis Bell,” Brontë writes a very powerful story
about love, hate, sorrow, and death. Stuff of which life is composed.
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The tale spanning thirty years are narrated by Mr. Lockwood and
16
later, by Ellen Dean, a faithful housekeeper, who is an important character
in the story. When first published, the reception of the novel was
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cool at best. Apparently, the public failed to understand the complexities as
well as the messages in the book.
Brontë was very reclusive and had little interest in the general public as
evinced by her three experiences with the “outside world.” Brontë was a
student at the Clergy Daughter’s school for seven months and a student at
a school in Roe Head, leaving after only three months due to she being
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homesick. Then finally, after being a teacher at Law Hill near Halifax for
two years, Brontë left and returned home to be a housekeeper. This strong
attachment to home is admirable and is not necessarily a weakness.
However, the failing centered on her independent will and reserve, and she
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moved counter to the Victorian mores. Being unorthodox, the views of
Brontë on religion was not what one would expect from a
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clergyman’s daughter.
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Wuthering Heights (Lessons 6–10)
Vocabulary Quiz #2
1. ______ Refusing to listen to Catherine’s ____________, Heathcliff insists on wooing
Isabella in order to carry out his plan of revenge upon the Lintons.
(A) moroseness
(B) antipathy
(C) expostulation
(D) giddiness
(E) sentinel
2. ______ Ellen is grieved and shocked to find that the influence of Hindley and Heathcliff is
already turning little Hareton into a foul-mouthed ____________.
(A) sentinel
(B) blackguard
(C) bugbear
(D) bane
(E) bairn
3. ______ As the life-style at Wuthering Heights is not at all __________, Isabella soon
looses her healthful complexion and becomes pale and sickly.
(A) salubrious
(B) sanguine
(C) placid
(D) ireful
(E) diurnal
4. ______ In her letter to Ellen, Isabella makes it clear that the love Isabella once felt for
Heathcliff has turned into a strong __________.
(A) moroseness
(B) giddiness
(C) expostulation
(D) sentinel
(E) antipathy
5. ______ Although she disliked Hindley, Isabella almost preferred Hindley’s cheerless
_____________ to Joseph’s _______________ ravings.
(A) giddiness … sanguine
(B) expostulation … diurnal
(C) fastidiousness … ardent
(D) moroseness … ireful
(E) antipathy … languid
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11. ______ Heathcliff manages to reduce
both Isabella and Hareton to an
ignominious state.
6. ______
Upon receiving Isabella’s letter, Ellen
A
immediately obtains permission from Edgar to
B
C
visit Isabella at Wuthering Heights. No error.
D
E
7. ______
The word “ignominious” means
(K) passionate
(L) shameful
(M)heretical
(N) angry
(O) calm
Furious at Heathcliff’s assertions that
A
Catherine does not love Edgar, Isabella denies
B
it and insists that Catherine and Edgar are in
C
D
love. No error.
E
8. ______
12. ______ The diurnal trips of Heathcliff to
the Grange gave a welcome deliverance
to Isabella from his oppression.
The word “diurnal” means
(A) healthful
(B) angry
(C) daily
(D) calm
(E) passionate
Some critics of “Wuthering Heights” believe
A
B
Catherine’s death is caused by the failure of
C
Heathcliff and Edgar to understand her
13. ______ Feeling sanguine after Hindley’s
death, Heathcliff says that Hareton is
now his.
feelings and her reasons for marrying Edgar.
D
No error.
E
The word “sanguine” means
(A) confident
(B) angry
(C) calm
(D) passionate
(E) heretical
9. ______
Leaving Hindley and Heathcliff struggling on
A
the floor, she ran as fast as she could away
B
C
from Wuthering Heights. No error.
D
E
10. ______
Pleading for permission to go to Wuthering
A
Heights, Edgar reluctantly gives Ellen
B
C
his consent. No error.
D
E
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Immediately after his return from abroad, he begins to lay the
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Heathcliff
him
his
foundation for him planning revenge against the Earnshaws and the
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he’s planning
his planning
him getting
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stopping
did stop
stop
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highly unique
unique
most unique
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who
with whom
from who
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Lintons. The first thing that Heathcliff does is take possession of
Wuthering Heights along with stopped young Hareton’s education.
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Heathcliff’s relationship with Hareton is very unique in that Hareton
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has a great affection for the very man whom is depriving Hareton of
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his money and education. Heathcliff’s first victim from the Linton
family is Edgar’s sister Isabella.
Hoping to eventually take over Thrushcross Grange. Isabella becomes
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infatuated with Heathcliff in spite of Catherine’s warnings.
Discovering her mistake too late, Isabella manages to escape
Wuthering Heights, later she has a child named Linton.
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Wuthering Heights (Lessons 10–15)
Vocabulary Quiz #3
1. ______ The birth of his daughter, young Cathy, provided Edgar with years of ________ joy.
(A) benign
(B) avaricious
(C) filial
(D) adroit
(E) saturnine
2. ______ Although he is very fond of Cathy upon first seeing her, Hareton grows bitter and
_______ when Cathy mistook him for a servant.
(A) benign
(B) contrite
(C) importunate
(D) adroit
(E) saturnine
3. ______ On learning that Hareton is her cousin, Cathy _______ Ellen with bothersome and
___________ questions concerning Hareton.
(A) quelled … avaricious
(B) vexed … importunate
(C) protracted … adroit
(D) sauntered … benign
(E) obviated … contrite
4. ______ Although Cathy does not feel at all ashamed or _________ about her day at
Wuthering Heights, she does agree to keep her exertion secret from her father.
(A) contrite
(B) benign
(C) importunate
(D) adroit
(E) saturnine
5. ______ Cathy is very excited about meeting her cousin Linton, but is saddened to find him
so sickly and _________.
(A) benign
(B) adroit
(C) sullen
(D) avaricious
(E) venomous
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11. ______ For a short time, Cathy and
Linton enjoyed secretly exchanging
missives between Thrushcross Grange
and Wuthering Heights.
6. ______
Wide-eyed and trembling, Wuthering Heights
A
B
is very intimidating to young Linton, the
C
effeminate and despised son of Heathcliff.
D
No error.
E
The word “missive” means
(K) an assemblage
(L) fatal injury
(M)a letter
(N) a loud noise
(O) an example
7. ______
In spite of his dislike for Linton, Heathcliff
A
relishes the thought of his child as master of
B
C
the estates of the people who had treated
D
Heathcliff so badly. No error.
E
8. ______
12. ______ In order to fulfill his avaricious
plans, Heathcliff threatens Linton with
punishment if Linton did not succeed in
persuading Cathy to come to Wuthering
Heights.
The word “avaricious” means
(A) greedy
(B) gentle
(C) angry
(D) spotted
(E) bothersome
In spite of the selfish and effeminate ways of
A
Linton, Cathy cherishes a strange
B
C
kind of a fondness for him. No error.
D
E
13. ______ With the deaths of both Edgar
and Linton very imminent, Heathcliff
adroitly plans to make himself master of
Thrushcross Grange.
9. ______
After learning the story of Cathy’s visits
A
to Wuthering Heights, Ellen immediately tells
B
C
Edgar about them. No error.
D
E
The word “adroitly” means
(A) gently
(B) skillfully
(C) fretfully
(D) regretfully
(E) persistently
10. ______
In an effort to make Cathy like him, he learns
A
B
to read the name written over the door
C
of Wuthering Heights. No error.
D
E
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Love between Cathy and Hareton overcome Heathcliff’s hatred and
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overcomes
had overcame
do overcome
revenge. Cathy initially harbors a snobbish sort of a dislike for
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kind of a
type of a
sort of
Hareton, who wants to be friends with her.
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B.
C.
D.
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whom
whose
who’s
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Heathcliff’s plan
Heathcliffs’ plan
the plan of Heathcliff
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C.
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Them
Him
Cathy
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Which causes much resentment and bickering between them.
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During the time when Cathy snubs Hareton, his plan for his
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revenge is triumphant. Heathcliff is successful in abusing his own
child as well as the children of his enemies. Heathcliff’s unkindness to
her fosters her unkindness to Hareton. Conversely, when Cathy and
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Hareton become friends, Heathcliff begins to lose interest in his plan
of revenge. After planning revenge for so many years, love triumphs
over hate.
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Answer Keys to Wuthering Heights
Vocabulary Exercises, Lesson 1
1. vis-à-vis
2. hale
3. misanthrope
4. surly
Lesson 1
1. Lockwood is Heathcliff’s tenant at Thrushcross Grange.
2. The house is located in a place that is tumultuous and windy during storms
3. Lockwood notices the date “1500” and the name “Hareton Earnshaw” carved above the
door.
4. Lockwood likes the fact that Heathcliff is reserved like himself.
5. Lockwood is attacked by dogs.
6. Lockwood meets Zillah and Joseph.
7. Heathcliff does not seem to look forward to another visit.
8. Lockwood meets Hareton Earnshaw and a young lady everyone calls Mrs. Heathcliff.
9. The young lady is Heathcliff’s daughter-in-law
10. Lockwood cannot find his way back in the snowstorm.
Vocabulary Exercises, Lesson 2
1. vapid
2. egress
3. lachrymose
4. palaver
Lesson 2
1. Zillah says Heathcliff never lets anyone sleep in the room she is taking him to.
2. Lockwood finds the names “Catherine Earnshaw,” “Catherine Heathcliff,” and “Catherine
Linton” and some old books.
3. Lockwood reads a diary written by the mysterious Catherine in one of the books on the
ledge.
4. Lockwood dreams that he went with Joseph to hear the Reverend Jabes Branderham preach,
and that a ghost calling herself Catherine Linton comes to the window, begging to be let in.
5. Heathcliff orders Lockwood from the room, and then begs the ghost to come into the house.
6. Mrs. Heathcliff’s maiden name is Linton
7. Mrs. Heathcliff is a cousin to Earnshaw.
8. Mrs. Dean worked at Wuthering Heights for the late Mr. Earnshaw.
9. Mr. Earnshaw brings back a little boy.
10. The names of Mr. Earnshaw’s children are Hindley and Catherine.
Vocabulary Exercises, Lesson 3
1. prognosticate
2. equanimity
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3. reprimanded
4. reprobates
Lesson 3
1. Mrs. Dean blames Mr. Earnshaw’s partiality for Heathcliff.
2. Catherine and Joseph caused the most trouble at Wuthering Heights.
3. The curate suggests that Hindley be sent to college.
4. Hindley had married, and brought his wife to the funeral.
5. Hindley turns Heathcliff into a servant, deprives him of an education, and continually
punishes him.
6. Catherine is attacked by one of the dogs.
7. Catherine returns to Wuthering Heights during Christmas.
8. Nelly encourages Heathcliff to take better care of himself and keep a cheerful appearance,
and she also brags on him.
9. Hindley ran into Heathcliff and ordered him to stay out of sight, and then Edgar Linton
began to make fun of him.
10. Catherine sneaks away from the party and climbs up to the garret where Hindley has
imprisoned Heathcliff.
Vocabulary Exercises, Lesson 4
1. askance
2. bairn
3. ferret
4. imprecation
Lesson 4
1. The two events are the birth of Hareton and the death of Hindley’s wife.
2. Catherine and Heathcliff argue about Edgar Linton coming to visit.
3. Edgar sees Catherine lose her temper with Nelly and lie about pinching her.
4. Catherine tells Ellen that Edgar has asked her to marry him and that she has accepted.
5. Heathcliff hears the conversation.
6. Heathcliff runs away, and Catherine goes looking for him in the rain.
7. Mr. and Mrs. Linton catch Catherine’s fever and die.
8. Nelly has become attached to Hareton.
Vocabulary Exercises, Lesson 5
1. dilatory
2. vivacity
3. fastidiousness
4. phalanx
Lesson 5
1. Lockwood catches a severe cold.
2. Heathcliff returns after Edgar and Catherine had been married only six months.
3. Edgar is angry with Catherine’s obvious display of happiness.
4. Catherine forces Edgar’s hand into Heathcliff’s.
5. Heathcliff wanted to see Catherine one more time, to kill Hindley, and then to kill himself.
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6.
7.
8.
9.
What Catherine believes to be their weakness is their actual desire to please her.
Hindley is careless with money and needs Heathcliff’s money to pay off his gambling debts.
Isabella becomes attracted to Heathcliff.
Heathcliff no doubt was thinking about marrying Isabella in order to get her fortune.
Vocabulary Exercises, Lesson 6
1. expostulation
2. blackguards
3. ignominious
4. propitiate
Lesson 6
1. Nelly thinks the appearance to be a possible sign that Hindley was perhaps dead or dying.
2. Hareton throws the rock.
3. Hareton is uneducated and is learning the bad habits and language of Hindley.
4. Nelly leaves and runs all the way back to the guidepost.
5. Heathcliff will encourage Isabella in her feelings for him.
6. Catherine makes Edgar to think she is getting sick.
7. If Isabella encourages Heathcliff to be a suitor, Edgar will disown her.
8. Catherine is sick and deranged.
9. Nelly finds one of Isabella’s pets hanging on the garden wall.
10. Nelly learns that Heathcliff is trying to get Isabella to elope with him.
11. Nelly is afraid that Edgar could not handle the news in addition to Catherine’s illness.
Vocabulary Exercises, Lesson 7
1. ireful
2. redound
3. ardent
4. moroseness
Lesson 7
1. Catherine is expecting a baby.
2. Isabella writes Nelly a letter.
3. Isabella asks Nelly to come see her and bring her something from Edgar.
4. Isabella wishes to have a pistol with a double-edged knife to kill Heathcliff.
5. The only one that makes friends with Isabella is the dog, Throttler.
6. Heathcliff accuses Edgar of causing the sickness.
7. Edgar says that Nelly can visit Isabella, but he refuses to see her, because he wants no more
communication with Heathcliff’s family.
8. Heathcliff wants Nelly to arrange for him to see Catherine.
9. Heathcliff threatens to keep Nelly detained at Wuthering Heights.
Vocabulary Exercises, Lesson 8
1. giddiness
2. placid
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3. sentinel
4. heterodox
Lesson 8
1. Nelly wanted to wait until Edgar went to church, and thus, he would not be home.
2. Edgar sees that Catherine has fainted, and is more concerned about that.
3. Catherine gives birth to a girl and then dies.
4. Nelly allows Heathcliff to sneak in and to see her for the last time.
5. Isabella had run away from Wuthering Heights to see Nelly.
6. Isabella is afraid that Heathcliff would come get her just to make Edgar angry.
7. Hindley was drunk.
8. Hindley suggests that Isabella and he kill Heathcliff.
9. Isabella gets a deep cut behind her ear when Heathcliff throws a kitchen knife at her.
10. Isabella calls her son, Linton.
11. Dr. Kenneth tells Nelly that Hindley has died.
12. Heathcliff threatens to take possession of his and Isabella’s son.
Vocabulary Exercises, Lesson 9
1. languid
2. sanguine
3. reiterated
4. obviated
Lesson 9
1. Cathy was saucy and ill-tempered that permitted her to often get her own way.
2. Isabella lives about 13 years (above a dozen years).
3. Isabella requests that Edgar come see her and take her son after she dies.
4. Nelly finds Cathy at Wuthering Heights.
5. Cathy learns from the servant that Hareton is her cousin.
6. Hareton offers to Cathy a puppy.
7. Linton is effeminate and sickly.
8. Joseph was instructed by Heathcliff to take Linton to Wuthering Heights.
9. Linton is heir to Thrushcross Grange.
Vocabulary Exercises, Lesson 10
1. salubrious
2. antipathy
3. bugbear
4. diurnal
Lesson 10
1. Cathy had wandered onto the land of Wuthering Heights and was “plundering” a grouse’s
nest.
2. Heathcliff has designed that Cathy and Linton are to marry.
3. Hareton is unable to read.
4. Edgar sees Heathcliff as the same as a murderer.
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5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
Edgar tells Cathy what a vindictive man Heathcliff is.
Nelly discovers the stash of letters from Linton.
Cathy convinces Nelly to burn the letters.
Edgar, who normally walked with Cathy during her exercise, had taken cold.
Heathcliff tells Cathy how miserable Linton has been since she stopped writing him, and the
result will be an early grave for the young man.
10. Nelly hopes that Cathy will see that Linton has not be pining away for her as Heathcliff
suggested.
Vocabulary Exercises, Lesson 11
1. din
2. vexed
3. contrite
4. quelled
Lesson 11
1. Cathy and Linton exchange unkind words with each other about their parents.
2. Linton fakes a seizure that does not fool Nelly, but causes Cathy to render help to Linton.
3. Edgar and Nelly both had colds and had to remain in their beds.
4. Nelly became suspicious when Cathy complained of a headache, and later Nelly could not
find her in the house.
5. Cathy makes fun of Hareton when he shows her than he can spell his name.
6. Linton asks Cathy to read from one of the books that she brought with her.
7. Cathy strikes Hareton with her whip.
8. Nelly goes to Edgar and tells him about Cathy’s trips to Wuthering Heights.
Vocabulary Exercises, Lesson 12
1. avaricious
2. vivisection
3. dappled
4. filial
Lesson 12
1. Nelly hints that perhaps Lockwood should consider marrying Cathy.
2. Edgar is contemplating about his death.
3. Linton was laying on the ground and was not on a horse.
4. Linton had fallen asleep.
5. Linton thinks his father, Heathcliff, is calling his name.
6. Edgar assumed that Linton had the same noble character as he did.
7. Heathcliff descends down from the Heights.
8. Heathcliff threatens to knock Cathy down.
9. Heathcliff wants Linton and Cathy to be married.
10. Katherine died the day that Cathy was born, and Edgar loved Katherine very much.
11. Hareton brings Nelly some food.
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Vocabulary Exercises, Lesson 13
1. venomous
2. bevy
3. sullen
4. importunate
Lesson 13
1. Zillah tells Nelly that Edgar is at the point of death.
2. Nelly meets Linton, who is sitting on the settle.
3. Instead of leaving the fortune to Cathy’s disposal, Edgar would have trustees control it.
4. Mr. Green was employed by Heathcliff, and thus frustrated Edgar’s final wish.
5. Heathcliff is wanting to lease it to a tenant.
6. Heathcliff had the sexton dig up Catherine’s grave, and he opened the lid to see her.
7. Heathcliff wants Catherine’s portrait sent to Wuthering Heights.
8. Heathcliff told Zillah not to help Cathy, and she is afraid to disobey him.
9. Cathy is very rude and saucy to Hareton.
Vocabulary Exercises, Lesson 14
1. saturnine
2. adroit
3. paragon
4. missive
Lesson 14
1. Lockwood takes a note to Cathy.
2. Cathy says Hareton makes her books ridiculous with all his mistakes whenever he tries to
read them.
3. Hareton looks so much like Catherine.
4. Lockwood announced to Heathcliff that he was leaving for London, and would not be
renewing the lease at Thrushcross Grange.
5. Zillah leaves the employ of Wuthering Heights.
6. Heathcliff has been dead three months.
7. Hareton is injured in an accident with his gun and cannot go out until he recovers.
8. Cathy wants Nelly to offer a book to Hareton on her behalf.
9. Cathy and Hareton pulled up Joseph’s bushes and replaced them with flowerbeds.
10. Hareton tells Cathy he does not like to hear people talk against Heathcliff.
11. Heathcliff says that he is no longer interested in revenge now that everything is finally in his
power.
12. Heathcliff says that the only reality was Cathy and Hareton
Vocabulary Exercises, Lesson 15
1. protracted
2. bane
3. benign
4. saunter
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Lesson 15
1. For the first time, Heathcliff looks happy and excited.
2. All that was put on the stone was “Heathcliff” and the date that he died.
3. Nelly advises Heathcliff to have someone come and read him the Bible and repent of all the
wrong he has done.
4. Hareton was the only person that was truly sad.
5. Some of the villagers say that Heathcliff’s spirit is seen walking at night.
6. Cathy and Hareton will leave Wuthering Heights and living at Thrushcross Grange.
7. Cathy and Hareton plan to marry on New Year’s Day.
Quiz #1
1. C
2. E
3. A
4. D
5. B
6. A (misplaced mod.)
7. B (pronoun case)
8. C (verb agreement)
9. D (idiom)
10. B (S-V agreement)
11. B
12. D
13. E
14. C (mechanics)
15. D
16. B (S-V agreement)
17. C (misplaced mod.)
18. C (pronoun case)
19. B (indefinite subj.)
20. D (S-V agreement)
Quiz #2
1. C
2. B
3. A
4. E
5. D
6. E
7. C (pro. agreement)
8. A (mechanics)
9. B (indefinite subj.)
10. A (misplaced mod.)
11. B
12. C
13. A
14. B (indefinite subj.)
15. C (pronoun case)
16. B (gerund)
17. C (idiom)
18. B (pronoun case)
19. C
20. B
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Quiz #3
1. C
2. E
3. B
4. A
5. C
6. A (misplaced mod.)
7. E
8. D (idiom)
9. D (pro. agreement)
10. B (indefinite subj.)
11. C
12. A
13. B
14. B (S-V agreement)
15. D (idiom)
16. A
17. C
18. D (antecedent)
19. D (indefinite obj.)
20. C
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