Activities

1. Read the back cover and the story introduction on the first page, and choose the most probable answers to these questions. I. What kind of trouble does the small, dark child cause? a. He makes the Earnshaws quarrel, and dislike each other. b. He steals the familys money. c. He destroys the familys good name. d. He makes everybody afraid of him. II. What do you think the words wuthering heights mean ? a. The worst winter weather b. A windswept house on a hill c. Hills where the wind blows fiercely d. A rainy place III. What do you think this story is going to be about? a. People with strong, sometimes violent, feelings b. Young lovers who find happiness together c. The effect of bad weather on peoples lives d. Devilish crime and wickedness

2. Several of the relationships in this story fail. Which character weaknesses do you think are most destructive to a relationship? Put the list below in order, 1 to 12 (1 for the most destructive) 2. Bad temper 5. Cruelty 1.dishonesty 10.Greed 3.Jealousy 11.meanness 12.Pity 4.Pride 7.Rudeness 6.Scornfulness 9.Selfishness 8.Wickedness

1. Dishonesty 2. Bad temper

3. Jealousy 4. Pride 5. Cruelty 6. Scornfulness 7. Rudeness 8. Wickedness 9. Selfishness 10. Greed 11. Meanness 12. Pity While reading

Read Chapter 1 and 2. What do you think you will find out about these people? Choose Y (Yes) or N (No) for each sentence. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Heathcliff had been in love with Catherine Earnshaw. Yes/No Heathcliff wanted to marry Catherine, but she refused him. Yes/No Edgar Linton, Catherines husband, had treated her badly. Yes/No Heathcliff had loved his son very much. Yes/No Cathy and Hareton Earnshaw were cousins. Yes/No

Read Chapters 3 to 6. Who said this, and to whom? What or who were they talking about? 1. Look what Ive brought you ( Mr Earnshaw.) 2. I expect they are good children and dont need to be punished Ellen to Heathcliff, about Edgar and Isabella Clinton 3. How funny and black and cross you look Catherine to Heathcliff, about his unwashed face

4. Hell be sorry hes treated me like this! Heathcliff to Ellen, about Hindley

5. What can you talk about? How can you amuse me? Catherine to Heathcliff, Heathcliff was explaining her why he was not spending time with her 6. Youve made me afraid and ashamed of you. Edgar to Catherine, about her hitting him 7. You nearly killed your own son! Ellen to Hindley, about his carelessness with his son 8. Hell never know how I love him. Catherine to Ellen, about Heathcliff Before you read Chapter 7, can you guess what happens? 1. Will Edgar and Catherines marriage be a happy one? Yes because the romance that they have its very interesting, and would look like a perfect couple in the story. 2. What will happen to Hindley and his son Hareton? Maybe they will have a problem or a conflict between them. 3. When will Heathcliff return, and what will he do then? After a week, and he will try to solve everything If you were Heathcliff, what would you do now? Maybe I would do is go to sources that are more reliable like other people or something like that, and these be more confident before taking a decision.