Which of the following statements are true about Emily Brontë's Wuthering Heights?

1. A. It was published in 1847.
2. B. It was published under the pseudonym Ellis Bell.
3. C. Lockwood and Catherine Linton are the main narrators.
4. D. It avoids authorial intrusion, using an unusual structure and narrative technique.
5. E. It was Emily Brontë's third novel.

1. A(B), (C) and (D) only
2. B(A), (B) and (C) only
3. C(A), (B) and (D) only
4. D(C), (D) and (E) only

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Correct answer: C. (A), (B) and (D) only

Explanation

Published in December 1847 as by 'Ellis Bell', the novel is told through nested narrators — Lockwood and the housekeeper Nelly (Ellen) Dean — not Catherine Linton. It was Emily's only novel.