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Wuthering Heights
Emily Brontë
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**Quiz Question: *Wuthering Heights* by Emily Brontë** Who narrates the beginning of the novel after arriving at Wuthering Heights as a tenant? - A) Nelly Dean - B) Hindley Earnshaw - C) Lockwood - D) Joseph **Correct Answer: C) Lockwood** *Explanation: Mr. Lockwood serves as the main narrator in the story. He rents Thrushcross Grange from Heathcliff and makes a visit to Wuthering Heights, where his interest in the residents leads Nelly Dean to share the tale of Heathcliff and Catherine.*
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**Quiz Question — *Wuthering Heights* by Emily Brontë** Who is the narrator that first arrives at Wuthering Heights and encourages Nelly Dean to recount the tale of Heathcliff along with the Earnshaw and Linton families? A) Edgar Linton B) Hindley Earnshaw C) Mr. Lockwood D) Joseph **Correct Answer: C) Mr. Lockwood** *Explanation: Mr. Lockwood is the tenant at Thrushcross Grange. His interest in his landlord, Heathcliff, prompts the housekeeper Nelly Dean to share the main story of the novel, which sets up the frame narrative of* Wuthering Heights.
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**Quiz Question: *Wuthering Heights* by Emily Brontë** Who is the narrator that first arrives at Wuthering Heights and whose perspective shapes the novel's initial chapters? - A) Nelly Dean - B) Hindley Earnshaw - C) Mr. Lockwood - D) Joseph **Correct Answer: C) Mr. Lockwood** *Explanation: Mr. Lockwood, the tenant at Thrushcross Grange, visits Wuthering Heights and serves as the outer narrator of the story. He documents the tale as recounted to him by Nelly Dean, positioning him as the frame narrator of Emily Brontë's 1847 novel.*
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