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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Dorian use to create an alibi at the end of Chapter Thirteen?
(a) James.
(b) Lord Henry.
(c) Basil.
(d) His servant.

2. Why does Lord Henry think Dorian could not have murdered Basil?
(a) He thinks Dorian loved Basil too much to kill him.
(b) He thinks murder is too vulgar for a man like Dorian.
(c) He thinks Dorian lacks the detachment needed to murder.
(d) He does not think Basil is dead.

3. Who does Dorian run into at the beginning of Chapter Twelve?
(a) Basil.
(b) Lord Henry.
(c) Victor.
(d) James.

4. What does Dorian offer to show Basil, according to the end of Chapter Twelve?
(a) A hidden room in his home.
(b) The portrait.
(c) The diary of his life.
(d) Paris.

5. What does Dorian not want Lord Henry to loan to anyone, according to Chapter Nineteen?
(a) Dorian’s favor.
(b) The yellow book.
(c) Lord Henry’s favor.
(d) Money.

6. How does a woman address Dorian as he prepares to leave an opium den in Chapter Sixteen?
(a) The Muse.
(b) The Youth.
(c) Damned Dorian.
(d) Prince Charming.

7. Where does Dorian decide to go at the beginning of Chapter Eighteen?
(a) To Lord Henry’s estate.
(b) The Vane home.
(c) The theater.
(d) He stays home.

8. How does Dorian appear at the end of the story?
(a) As a horribly wrinkled and disfigured old man.
(b) He cannot be found.
(c) As a pile of burned bones.
(d) The same has he did throughout the story.

9. What source of light is used to show Basil the portrait?
(a) A candle.
(b) An electric lamp.
(c) The sun.
(d) An oil lamp.

10. What is the focus of Dorian’s study, according to Chapter Eleven?
(a) Art and music.
(b) Beautiful things.
(c) Lord Henry.
(d) The yellow book.

11. What does Dorian do to the portrait in Chapter Twenty?
(a) He burns it.
(b) He stabs it.
(c) He gives it to Lord Henry.
(d) He moves it to a monastery.

12. Where is Basil going to go, according to Chapter Twelve?
(a) Rome.
(b) London.
(c) Paris.
(d) The Americas.

13. How old is Dorian going to be on his birthday, according to the beginning of Chapter Twelve?
(a) Fifty-three.
(b) Thirty-eight.
(c) Twenty-eight.
(d) Forty-eight.

14. Who follows Dorian into the street in Chapter Sixteen?
(a) A sailor.
(b) Lord Henry.
(c) Basil.
(d) A police officer.

15. What happens on the hunting trip in Chapter Eighteen?
(a) Dorian is accidentally shot.
(b) Dorian sees a wolf.
(c) There is a terrible storm.
(d) A man is accidentally shot and killed.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Dorian say he wants to do at the beginning of Chapter Nineteen?

2. According to Chapter Fifteen, what relation of Lady Narborough has a sad life?

3. What do the colored bindings on Dorian’s book match, according to Chapter Eleven?

4. What does Dorian feel when he looks at his portrait in Chapter Thirteen?

5. Why does Dorian ask about the man who was accidentally shot in Chapter Eighteen?

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