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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When does Dorian wake up in Chapter Eight?
(a) Mid-morning.
(b) After noon.
(c) Before dawn.
(d) Around nine.

2. What is Basil’s occupation?
(a) Poet.
(b) Nobleman.
(c) Artist.
(d) It is not revealed.

3. Where do Dorian, Basil, and Lord Henry go at the end of Chapter Six?
(a) To bed.
(b) To dinner.
(c) To the theater.
(d) To Lady Agatha’s home.

4. What does Dorian do when he sees the portrait?
(a) He takes it.
(b) He curses it.
(c) He refuses to look at it.
(d) He covers it.

5. What does Lord Henry want Basil to do?
(a) Do a self-portrait.
(b) Paint Dorian’s portrait.
(c) Exhibit his latest portrait.
(d) Paint his portrait.

6. What is the setting at the opening of Chapter Five?
(a) Sibyl’s home.
(b) Dorian's home.
(c) Lord Henry’s home.
(d) Basil’s home.

7. What does James pledge to do if Dorian ever harms Sibyl?
(a) Torture him.
(b) Kill him.
(c) Kill himself.
(d) Send Sibyl away.

8. Who arrives at the end of Chapter One?
(a) Sibyl Vane.
(b) Lady Agatha.
(c) Dorian.
(d) Lord Fermor.

9. What does Basil ask Dorian to do in Chapter Nine?
(a) Stop spending time with Lord Henry.
(b) Find a new woman to marry.
(c) Move into his house.
(d) Sit for another portrait.

10. Who visits Dorian at the beginning of Chapter Nine?
(a) Basil.
(b) Mrs. Vane.
(c) James.
(d) Lord Henry.

11. What is Dorian’s servant’s name, according to Chapter Ten?
(a) James.
(b) Victor.
(c) Jeeves.
(d) Bertie.

12. Who does Lord Henry visit at the beginning of Chapter Three?
(a) Lady Agatha.
(b) Lord Fermor.
(c) Basil.
(d) Dorian.

13. What does James learn about his parents at the end of Chapter Five?
(a) They were never married.
(b) They were children when they were married.
(c) They divorced.
(d) Mrs. Vane killed Mr. Vane.

14. What does Dorian ask his housekeeper for in Chapter Ten?
(a) Pen and paper.
(b) A cellar key.
(c) A cup of tea.
(d) A schoolroom key.

15. Why does Lord Henry become more fascinated by Dorian in Chapter Three?
(a) Because of Dorian’s past.
(b) Because of Basil’s portrait.
(c) Because of Lord Fermor’s experiences with Dorian.
(d) Because of Dorian’s conversational skills.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Basil’s emotion upon first meeting Dorian?

2. What does Dorian stop Basil from doing at the end of Chapter Two?

3. What does Dorian ask Basil to do in Chapter Nine?

4. What news does Dorian receive at the beginning of Chapter Eight?

5. What is the format of the Preface to The Picture of Dorian Gray?

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