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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 5-6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who tells the story of Dorian’s engagement in Chapter Six?
(a) No one.
(b) Lord Henry.
(c) Basil.
(d) Dorian.

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

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

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

5. In what historical period does The Picture of Dorian Gray take place?
(a) The Renaissance.
(b) The Elizabethan Era.
(c) The Victorian Age.
(d) The Industrial Age.

Short Answer Questions

1. When does Chapter Four begin in relation to Chapter Three?

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

3. Where do Dorian, Basil, and Lord Henry go at the end of Chapter Six?

4. What is Sibyl’s occupation?

5. What news about Dorian is shared at the end of Chapter Four?

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