Emily Brontë – Wuthering Heights – Exam Based MCQs
1. Wuthering Heights is written by: (UGC NET 2019; SET 2020; PGTRB 2021)
A) Charlotte Brontë
B) Anne Brontë
C) Emily Brontë
D) George Eliot
Ans: C) Emily Brontë
2. The novel was first published in: (UGC NET 2018; SET 2019; PGTRB 2020)
A) 1847
B) 1850
C) 1837
D) 1867
Ans: A) 1847
3. Wuthering Heights was originally published under the pen name: (SET 2020; PGTRB 2021; UGC NET 2022)
A) Currer Bell
B) Acton Bell
C) Mark Twain
D) Ellis Bell
Ans: D) Ellis Bell
4. The first publisher of the novel was: (UGC NET 2017; SET 2018; PGTRB 2019)
A) Smith, Elder & Co.
B) Thomas Cautley Newby
C) John Murray
D) Macmillan
Ans: B) Thomas Cautley Newby
5. The novel is mainly set on the: (UGC NET 2020; SET 2021; PGTRB 2022)
A) London streets
B) Scottish Highlands
C) Yorkshire moors
D) Irish coast
Ans: C) Yorkshire moors
6. The story uses a “frame narrative” mainly through: (UGC NET 2019; SET 2020; PGTRB 2021)
A) Lockwood and Nelly Dean
B) Heathcliff and Catherine
C) Edgar and Isabella
D) Hindley and Joseph
Ans: A) Lockwood and Nelly Dean
7. The outer/primary narrator at the beginning is: (UGC NET 2018; SET 2019; PGTRB 2020)
A) Nelly Dean
B) Cathy Linton
C) Joseph
D) Mr. Lockwood
Ans: D) Mr. Lockwood
8. The main house “Wuthering Heights” originally belongs to the: (UGC NET 2020; SET 2021; PGTRB 2022)
A) Linton family
B) Earnshaw family
C) Woodhouse family
D) Bennet family
Ans: B) Earnshaw family
9. “Thrushcross Grange” is associated mainly with the: (SET 2019; PGTRB 2020; UGC NET 2021)
A) Linton family
B) Earnshaw family
C) Heathcliff’s parents
D) Lockwood’s relatives
Ans: A) Linton family
10. Heathcliff is brought to Wuthering Heights by: (UGC NET 2017; SET 2018; PGTRB 2019)
A) Edgar Linton
B) Joseph
C) Mr. Earnshaw
D) Mr. Lockwood
Ans: C) Mr. Earnshaw
11. The brother who treats Heathcliff cruelly after Mr. Earnshaw’s death is: (UGC NET 2019; SET 2020; PGTRB 2021)
A) Edgar
B) Linton
C) Hareton
D) Hindley Earnshaw
Ans: D) Hindley Earnshaw
12. Catherine Earnshaw marries: (UGC NET 2018; SET 2019; PGTRB 2020)
A) Heathcliff
B) Edgar Linton
C) Hindley Earnshaw
D) Mr. Lockwood
Ans: B) Edgar Linton
13. The famous declaration “I am Heathcliff” is said by: (UGC NET 2020; SET 2021; PGTRB 2022)
A) Isabella
B) Nelly Dean
C) Catherine Earnshaw
D) Cathy Linton
Ans: C) Catherine Earnshaw
14. The central driving emotion in Heathcliff’s life is often shown as: (UGC NET 2017; SET 2018; PGTRB 2019)
A) Revenge mixed with obsessive love
B) Pure patriotism
C) Scientific curiosity
D) Comic ambition
Ans: A) Revenge mixed with obsessive love
15. Isabella Linton is the sister of: (SET 2020; PGTRB 2021; UGC NET 2022)
A) Hindley
B) Hareton
C) Joseph
D) Edgar Linton
Ans: D) Edgar Linton
16. Isabella marries: (UGC NET 2019; SET 2020; PGTRB 2021)
A) Edgar Linton
B) Heathcliff
C) Hareton Earnshaw
D) Lockwood
Ans: B) Heathcliff
17. Heathcliff and Isabella’s son is: (UGC NET 2018; SET 2019; PGTRB 2020)
A) Hareton
B) Edgar
C) Linton Heathcliff
D) Joseph
Ans: C) Linton Heathcliff
18. Hindley Earnshaw’s son is: (UGC NET 2020; SET 2021; PGTRB 2022)
A) Hareton Earnshaw
B) Linton Heathcliff
C) Lockwood
D) Edgar Linton
Ans: A) Hareton Earnshaw
19. Catherine and Edgar’s daughter is: (UGC NET 2017; SET 2018; PGTRB 2019)
A) Frances
B) Isabella
C) Nelly
D) Cathy (Catherine) Linton
Ans: D) Cathy (Catherine) Linton
20. Nelly Dean’s role in the novel is primarily: (UGC NET 2019; SET 2020; PGTRB 2021)
A) A judge who decides inheritances
B) Housekeeper/storyteller who narrates most events
C) A soldier who fights in war
D) A doctor who cures Catherine
Ans: B) Housekeeper/storyteller who narrates most events
21. The novel is often classified as: (UGC NET 2018; SET 2019; PGTRB 2020)
A) Comic epic
B) Travelogue
C) Gothic / Romantic novel
D) Scientific realism
Ans: C) Gothic / Romantic novel
22. The story’s structure is best described as: (SET 2019; PGTRB 2020; UGC NET 2021)
A) A framed narrative with stories within stories
B) A strict diary only
C) Pure dialogue drama
D) An epic in verse
Ans: A) A framed narrative with stories within stories
23. Which character is strongly linked with religious speech/dialect and moral judgement in the household? (UGC NET 2020; SET 2021; PGTRB 2022)
A) Edgar
B) Cathy
C) Isabella
D) Joseph
Ans: D) Joseph
24. Catherine’s decision to marry Edgar is mainly influenced by: (UGC NET 2017; SET 2018; PGTRB 2019)
A) Fear of ghosts
B) Social status and security
C) A legal command
D) Heathcliff’s wealth at that time
Ans: B) Social status and security
25. Heathcliff disappears after hearing Catherine’s talk about marriage and later returns: (UGC NET 2019; SET 2020; PGTRB 2021)
A) Wealthier and socially transformed
B) As a priest
C) As a soldier with medals
D) As a doctor
Ans: A) Wealthier and socially transformed
26. The main theme of the second generation is often: (UGC NET 2018; SET 2019; PGTRB 2020)
A) Colonial conquest
B) Industrial progress
C) Reconciliation / healing after inherited hatred
D) Court politics
Ans: C) Reconciliation / healing after inherited hatred
27. Cathy (young Catherine) eventually develops a relationship with: (UGC NET 2020; SET 2021; PGTRB 2022)
A) Hindley
B) Edgar
C) Lockwood
D) Hareton Earnshaw
Ans: D) Hareton Earnshaw
28. The relationship between Catherine and Heathcliff is best described as: (UGC NET 2017; SET 2018; PGTRB 2019)
A) Calm and purely rational
B) Passionate, destructive, intensely bonded
C) Only comic friendship
D) Only professional cooperation
Ans: B) Passionate, destructive, intensely bonded
29. A key motif in the novel is: (UGC NET 2019; SET 2020; PGTRB 2021)
A) Ghosts / the supernatural and haunting memory
B) Space travel
C) Detective clues
D) Urban industrial machines
Ans: A) Ghosts / the supernatural and haunting memory
30. The opening scene shows Lockwood renting: (UGC NET 2018; SET 2019; PGTRB 2020)
A) Wuthering Heights
B) The Earnshaw estate for purchase
C) Thrushcross Grange
D) A London apartment
Ans: C) Thrushcross Grange
31. Heathcliff gains control over Wuthering Heights mainly through: (UGC NET 2020; SET 2021; PGTRB 2022)
A) Royal gift
B) A lottery win
C) Military conquest
D) Hindley’s debts and legal takeover
Ans: D) Hindley’s debts and legal takeover
32. Heathcliff’s treatment of Hareton is best described as: (UGC NET 2017; SET 2018; PGTRB 2019)
A) Kindly and protective
B) Harsh—he keeps him ignorant as revenge on Hindley
C) Completely absent; he never meets him
D) Purely comic teasing
Ans: B) Harsh—he keeps him ignorant as revenge on Hindley
33. The novel contrasts two homes mainly as: (UGC NET 2019; SET 2020; PGTRB 2021)
A) Wildness (Heights) vs. civilization (Grange)
B) Sea life vs. desert life
C) City vs. colony
D) School vs. prison
Ans: A) Wildness (Heights) vs. civilization (Grange)
34. The “second Catherine” (young Cathy) is the daughter of: (UGC NET 2018; SET 2019; PGTRB 2020)
A) Isabella and Heathcliff
B) Frances and Hindley
C) Catherine Earnshaw and Edgar Linton
D) Nelly and Joseph
Ans: C) Catherine Earnshaw and Edgar Linton
35. Which character is generally seen as gentle, refined, and socially “proper”? (UGC NET 2020; SET 2021; PGTRB 2022)
A) Heathcliff
B) Hindley
C) Joseph
D) Edgar Linton
Ans: D) Edgar Linton
36. The novel’s mood is strongly shaped by: (UGC NET 2017; SET 2018; PGTRB 2019)
A) Tropical beaches
B) Storms, bleak landscapes, and isolation
C) City nightlife
D) Comic courtroom scenes
Ans: B) Storms, bleak landscapes, and isolation
37. A major reason for Heathcliff’s hatred is: (UGC NET 2019; SET 2020; PGTRB 2021)
A) Humiliation, social exclusion, and lost love
B) Losing a ship at sea
C) Failing an exam
D) Being defeated in war
Ans: A) Humiliation, social exclusion, and lost love
38. The novel explores the idea that love can become: (UGC NET 2018; SET 2019; PGTRB 2020)
A) A simple business contract
B) A purely spiritual sermon
C) Possessive and destructive
D) Only humorous entertainment
Ans: C) Possessive and destructive
39. The novel’s final movement suggests: (UGC NET 2020; SET 2021; PGTRB 2022)
A) Total hopelessness for all characters
B) Only revenge forever
C) Permanent separation of families
D) A possibility of peace through the younger generation
Ans: D) A possibility of peace through the younger generation
40. Heathcliff’s main target for revenge includes: (UGC NET 2017; SET 2018; PGTRB 2019)
A) The King of England
B) Earnshaws and Lintons (through property + marriage)
C) The French army
D) A university principal
Ans: B) Earnshaws and Lintons (through property + marriage)
41. Which character is most strongly linked with “outsider” status and uncertain origins? (UGC NET 2019; SET 2020; PGTRB 2021)
A) Edgar Linton
B) Cathy Linton
C) Heathcliff
D) Nelly Dean
Ans: C) Heathcliff
42. The novel’s time span covers: (UGC NET 2018; SET 2019; PGTRB 2020)
A) Two generations of families
B) One single day only
C) Only a school term
D) Only a war period
Ans: A) Two generations of families
43. Which is TRUE about the story’s narrators? (SET 2020; PGTRB 2021; UGC NET 2022)
A) Heathcliff narrates the entire novel
B) Catherine narrates the entire novel
C) Only Joseph narrates the story
D) Lockwood frames the story; Nelly narrates most events
Ans: D) Lockwood frames the story; Nelly narrates most events
44. The title word “wuthering” suggests: (UGC NET 2019; SET 2020; PGTRB 2021)
A) Quiet sunshine
B) Violent stormy weather/wind
C) City traffic noise
D) River tides
Ans: B) Violent stormy weather/wind
45. The novel was first issued as part of a set with: (UGC NET 2018; SET 2019; PGTRB 2020)
A) Anne Brontë’s Agnes Grey
B) Charlotte Brontë’s Villette
C) Dickens’ Great Expectations
D) Hardy’s Tess
Ans: A) Anne Brontë’s Agnes Grey
46. The marriage of young Cathy to Linton Heathcliff is mainly: (UGC NET 2020; SET 2021; PGTRB 2022)
A) A happy love match from the start
B) A comic arrangement
C) Manipulated by Heathcliff to control property
D) Arranged by Edgar for wealth
Ans: C) Manipulated by Heathcliff to control property
47. Which character shows significant moral and emotional growth by the end? (UGC NET 2017; SET 2018; PGTRB 2019)
A) Hindley
B) Joseph
C) Heathcliff
D) Hareton Earnshaw
Ans: D) Hareton Earnshaw
48. The novel’s ending is often read as: (UGC NET 2019; SET 2020; PGTRB 2021)
A) Only triumph of revenge
B) A movement from violent passion toward calm resolution
C) A strict political speech
D) A comic farce ending
Ans: B) A movement from violent passion toward calm resolution
49. A major conflict in the novel comes from the clash between: (UGC NET 2018; SET 2019; PGTRB 2020)
A) Nature/instinct vs. social order/class rules
B) Robots vs. humans
C) Science vs. religion only
D) City vs. sea trade
Ans: A) Nature/instinct vs. social order/class rules
50. Wuthering Heights is notable for its: (SET 2020; PGTRB 2021; UGC NET 2022)
A) Simple linear plot with one narrator only
B) Purely comic tone throughout
C) Complex narration + intense themes of love and revenge
D) Focus on city politics only
Ans: C) Complex narration + intense themes of love and revenge
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