This question is based on Emily Bronte's Wuthering Heights The novel can be described as a

Analyze the question: You're asked to classify the literary type or period of Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë.

Explain the concept: Literary works are grouped by period, nationality and form.

• The Renaissance period ran roughly from the 14th to the 17th century. Its writers include Shakespeare, Marlowe and Sidney.
• The Victorian era covers Queen Victoria's reign (1837-1901). Its writers include Charles Dickens, the Brontë sisters, Thomas Hardy and George Eliot, and the novel became the dominant form.

Solution:

1. Wuthering Heights was published in 1847, which falls within the Victorian period.
2. Emily Brontë was English (from Yorkshire), so the book is not French fiction (C).
3. It is a novel, not an autobiography (D). It is narrated by Nelly Dean and Mr Lockwood, but it tells a fictional story about Heathcliff, Catherine, and the Earnshaw and Linton families.
4. It is not Renaissance prose (A), because it was written about 200 years after that era.

That leaves only B, the Victorian novel. Its Gothic and Romantic elements, such as the wild moors, passion, revenge and the supernatural, are typical of some Victorian fiction.

Answer: B. Victorian novel

Tip: Link the Brontë sisters (Charlotte, Emily, Anne) with the Victorian era. If an option names a period, match it to the publication date. Dates from 1837 to 1901 mean Victorian.