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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Basil warn Dorian about in Chapter Two?

2. How many men does Dorian tell his servant to bring back at the beginning of Chapter Ten?

3. What color is the book Dorian reads in Chapter Ten?

4. What does James learn about his parents at the end of Chapter Five?

5. Where is James preparing to go in Chapter Five?

Short Essay Questions

1. What reaction does Dorian have to the yellow book? What does the yellow book signify?

2. Why does Lord Henry not pass judgment on Dorian’s engagement?

3. What pledges do James and Sibyl each make at the end of Chapter Five?

4. Why does Basil not want to exhibit the portrait of Dorian, according to Chapter One?

5. Why is Dorian heartbroken at the beginning of Chapter Seven?

6. What is the Preface about?

7. Why was Dorian in the slums in Chapter Four?

8. How does Lord Henry want Dorian to see Sibyl’s death?

9. What does Lord Henry think of the story of Dorian’s past?

10. How does Lord Henry believe one’s life should be spent, according to Chapter Three? Who is he targeting with these comments?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Define theme. Give at least one example of a theme in The Picture of Dorian Gray. How is this theme identified in the story?

Essay Topic 2

Identify the elements of Freytag’s Pyramid. Give at least one example from The Picture of Dorian Gray for each element of Freytag’s Pyramid.

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast the character of Dorian Gray with the author Oscar Wilde. How are they similar? How are they different? Does this make Dorian a more effective character? Why or why not?

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