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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Dorian meet Sibyl?
(a) Paris.
(b) At a dinner party.
(c) In Bristol.
(d) The London slums.

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

3. What philosophy does Lord Henry discuss at dinner in Chapter Three?
(a) Freud’s psychology.
(b) Stoicism.
(c) Hedonism.
(d) Buddhism.

4. What does Dorian devote himself to in Chapter Eight?
(a) A life of virtue.
(b) Hedonism.
(c) The church.
(d) Poverty.

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

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

7. What does Lord Henry ask about in Chapter Three?
(a) Dorian’s finances.
(b) Dorian’s past.
(c) Basil’s past.
(d) The portrait.

8. What shop does Dorian send a servant to at the beginning of Chapter Ten?
(a) Bakery.
(b) Frame-maker.
(c) Blacksmith.
(d) Piano mover.

9. What does Sibyl see while she talks to James?
(a) Lord Henry.
(b) Dorian.
(c) A wedding party.
(d) A funeral.

10. Who does Basil blame for the change in Dorian, according to Chapter Nine?
(a) Lord Henry.
(b) Lady Agatha.
(c) Sybil.
(d) James.

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

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

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

14. Who introduced Dorian to Sibyl?
(a) Mrs. Vane.
(b) James.
(c) A playhouse owner.
(d) Lord Henry.

15. Whose home is the setting of the beginning of Chapter One?
(a) Oscar's.
(b) Basil’s.
(c) Dorian’s.
(d) Lord Henry’s.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Dorian’s love of Sibyl teach him about Lord Henry’s philosophy, according to Chapter Six?

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

3. In what historical period does The Picture of Dorian Gray take place?

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

5. Where does Dorian agree to go with Lord Henry in Chapter Eight?

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