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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 17-18.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Basil refuse to do what Lord Henry wants him to do?
(a) He does not do portraits of friends.
(b) He fears a self-portrait would show his true, ugly self.
(c) He says the painting shows too much of himself.
(d) He thinks Dorian is too immoral to be captured on canvas.

2. What threat does Dorian make to Basil in Chapter Nine?
(a) Ruining his reputation.
(b) Killing him.
(c) Never speaking to him again.
(d) Revealing his secret obsession.

3. According to Chapter Fifteen, what relation of Lady Narborough has a sad life?
(a) Her cousin.
(b) Her son.
(c) Her daughter.
(d) Her nephew.

4. What does Dorian feel when he looks at his portrait in Chapter Thirteen?
(a) Guilt.
(b) Hatred.
(c) Fear.
(d) Pride.

5. Who is the author of The Picture of Dorian Gray?
(a) Ernest Hemingway.
(b) Pablo Neruda.
(c) Oscar Wilde.
(d) William Shakespeare.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Basil do while Lord Henry and Dorian talk in Chapter Two?

2. What accompanies the book Dorian reads in Chapter Ten?

3. Where does Dorian go at the end of Chapter Fifteen?

4. What does Dorian do to his portrait at the end of Chapter Seven?

5. What does Dorian do to Basil in Chapter Thirteen?

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