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Named for the atmospheric tumult to which its station is exposed in stormy weather, this dwelling place may also be considered a metaphor for the emotional turmoil of some of its inhabitants.
What is Wuthering Heights?
100
By professing, "I am Heathcliff!" this character reveals the source of their greatest internal conflict.
Who is Catherine Earnshaw?
100
With the same definition as missive, this term also means, letter.
What is epistle?
100
This type of figurative language is employed in this excerpt where Catherine Earnshaw Linton describes Heathcliff: "He is not a rough diamond--a pearl-containing oyster..."
What is metaphor?
100
She is the author of Wuthering Heights and not the only successful female author in her family.
Who is Emily Bronte?
200
The largest town within a reasonable distance of this story's two main dwellings, this place had news of Isabella's elopement even before her family.
What is Gimmerton or Gimmerton Kirk?
200
Catherine Earnshaw confesses her real intention for marrying when she states, "...if I marry _____, I can aid _____ to rise, and place him/her out of _____'s power."
Who are Edgar Linton, Heathcliff, and her brother/Hindley?
200
Create a sentence (keeping within the confines of the novel) correctly using the term morose or any of its variations. (morosely, moroseness)
Answers will vary but must accurately express the meaning of morose as gloomy, ill-humored, etc.
200
Explain the metaphor at the end of chapter 10.
Answers may vary slightly. The stray sheep are Catherine Earnshaw Linton, Edgar Linton, and Isabella Linton, all of whom have in some way "wandered"- Catherine married Edgar when she loved Heathcliff, Edgar married Cathy knowing her temperament, and Isabella refuses to be warned about Heathcliff's dark nature. The evil beast is Heathcliff who will destroy the present contentment of the former characters to atone for past wrongs.
200
This type of novel employs dark and picturesque scenery, supernatural elements, and touches of romance.
What is the Gothic novel?
300
These are the two names of the domestic servant who serves as the story's primary narrator.
What are Ellen and Nelly?
300
"...sit ye dahn, ill childer! They's good books if ye'll read 'em: sit ye dahn and think uh yer sowls!" This is one of many such similar critical exclamations made by this character.
Who is Joseph?
300
This is a synonym for genial. Amiable Pertinacious Superfluous Dilatory
What is amiable?
300
Create an alliterative sentence to describe Hindley Earnshaw.
Answers will vary.
300
These are the items buried with Catherine inside her locket.
What are the locks of Edgar's and Heathcliff's hair?
400
The death of this woman sent the already daunting Hindley into a state of utter ruthlessness and excessive drink.
Who is Frances Earnshaw?
400
"I'd as soon put that little canary into the park on a winter's day as recommend you to bestow your heart on him!" In this quote, Catherine Earnshaw Linton creates a metaphor between a canary and this character.
Who is Isabella Linton?
400
Both beginning with the same letter, these two terms have similar meanings expressing but not limited to impatience or irritation.
What are petulant and peevish?
400
Identify and explain both the simile and personification present in the following excerpt. It is Mr. Lockwood's description of Wuthering Heights upon his first examination. "Pure, bracing ventilation they must have up there at all times, indeed; one may guess the power of the north wind blowing over the edge, by the excessive slant of a few stunted firs at the end of the house; and by a range of gaunt thorns all stretching their limbs one way, as if craving alms of the sun."
Answer may vary slightly but must address the simile comparing stretched tree branches to the stretched arms of beggars and must address the human trait of desire present in the gaunt thorns.
400
This is where Mr. Earnshaw finds Heathcliff at the beginning of the novel.
Where is Liverpool?
500
Read first to last, these three names (carved into a window sill) tell the story of one Catherine, and when read last to first tell the story of her daughter.
What are Catherine Earnshaw, Catherine Heathcliff, and Catherine Linton?
500
These are the missing words to the following quote from Heathcliff the night of Catherine Earnshaw Linton's death: I cannot live without my____! I cannot live without my ____!
What are life and soul?
500
This term could not accurately describe Joseph. Sententious Imperious Sanginue Obstinate
What is sanguine?
500
From the first 3 pages of chapter 8, identify and analyze an instance of syntactic significance.
Answers will vary.
500
In his will, old Mr. Linton left Thrushcross Grange to this person?
Who is Isabella?
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