
Wuthering*Heights*Study*Guide)Questions))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))
Directions:++Answer+each+question,+citing+textual+evidence+to+support+your+answers.++You+may+
choose+to+record+your+answers+on+a+separate+sheet+of+paper+or+type+your+answers.+++
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Chapter)I))
1.++Briefly+describe+the+landscape+and+the+architecture+found+in+the+first+chapter.++Relate+them+to+
both+the+Gothic+novel+literary+genre+and+Romanticism+(look+these+up+if+you+are+unfamiliar+
with+these+terms).+
2.+What+inscription+over+the+door+does+Mr.+Lockwood+notice,+and+why+does+he+not+question+Mr.+
Heathcliff+about+it?+++
3.+What+is+the+narrative+point+of+view+of+the+first+chapter?+
4.++Characterize+Mr.+Lockwood.+What+is+his+present+situation?+
5.+Why+does+Mr.+Lockwood+describe+his+location+as+a+“perfect+misanthropist’s+heaven”?++
6.++Reread+the+first+full+description+of+Heathcliff.++Are+you+attracted,+repelled,+or+merely+interested+in+
him+from+this+description.++Why?+
9.+How+does+Lockwood+characterize+Heathcliff’s+class+in+contrast+to+his+appearance?++How+would+
you+categorize+Lockwood’s+class+and+why?++
10.+How+do+you+think+Brontë+intended+the+reader+to+feel+towards+Mr.+Lockwood+at+the+end+of+the+
first+chapter?++
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Chapter)II))
1.+What+drives+Mr.+Lockwood+to+return+to+Wuthering+Heights?+Evaluate+his+decision.++
2.+What+does+the+dialect+Joseph+speaks+in+suggest+about+him?+How+does+the+use+of+dialect+affect+the+
story?+Who+else+speaks+with+a+dialect+in+this+chapter?++
3.+Characterize+Mrs.+Heathcliff+based+on+the+descriptions+of+her+in+this+chapter.++
4.+Why+is+Mr.+Lockwood+confused+at+first+about+the+social+position+of+Hareton+Earnshaw?+What+
appears+to+be+the+relationship+between+Hareton+and+the+other+house+members?++
5.+Mr.+Lockwood+makes+a+series+of+mistaken+assumptions+about+the+inhabitants+of+Wuthering+
Heights.+Identify+his+blunders,+and+Heathcliff’s+corrections.++
6.+What+series+of+events+leads+to+Mr.+Lockwood’s+nosebleed?+Who+comes+to+his+aide?++
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Chapter)III))
1.+What+insight+into+Heathcliff’s+character+does+Lockwood+gain+by+perusing+the+antique+books?++
2.+What+mood+is+evoked+by+the+description+of+Lockwood’s+dreams?+Identify+specific+imagery+that+
contributes+to+the+mood.++
3.+What+type+of+shift+occurs+in+Heathcliff’s+attitude+after+Lockwood+reveals+himself?++
4.+What+conclusions+can+be+drawn+from+Heathcliff’s+behavior+after+Lockwood+leaves+the+bedroom?++
5.+What+does+the+exchange+between+Heathcliff+and+Mrs.+Heathcliff+reveal+about+their+respective+
characters?++
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Chapter)IV))
1.+In+what+way+does+the+narrative+change+in+this+chapter?+What+effect+does+it+have+on+the+story?++
2.+How+does+Heathcliff+come+to+reside+at+Wuthering+Heights?+What+are+the+class++
implications+of+his+background,+given+the+setting?++
3.+How+did+Heathcliff’s+presence+affect+the+relationships+between+other+members+of+the+family?++
4.+What+is+Heathcliff’s+attitude+toward+Mr.+Earnshaw?++
5.+Relate+Heathcliff’s+origins+to+the+Byronic(Hero+character+type+(look+this+term+up).+
6.+Identify+the+foreshadowing+that+occurs+at+the+end+of+Chapter+IV.++
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