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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Chapter Eight, how does Dorian see the incident?
(a) An act of devotion to him.
(b) A warning.
(c) A coincidence.
(d) As a turning point in his life.

2. Why is James reluctant to leave his family?
(a) He does not want to go to war.
(b) He knows they will spend money poorly.
(c) He fears Sibyl will try to follow him.
(d) He is worried about Sibyl.

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

4. In what play did Dorian see Sibyl that led to his proposal?
(a) Romeo and Juliet.
(b) Richard III.
(c) As You Like It.
(d) Macbeth

5. What does Sibyl say is the cause of her performance in Chapter Seven?
(a) James.
(b) The playhouse owner.
(c) Dorian.
(d) She has an illness.

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

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

8. When does Chapter Four begin in relation to Chapter Three?
(a) A week later.
(b) A month earlier.
(c) An unspecified amount of time later.
(d) A month later.

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

10. At the end of Chapter Seven, what does Dorian decide he will do the next day?
(a) Make amends with Sibyl.
(b) Break off his engagement with Sibyl.
(c) Move in with Lord Henry.
(d) Move to the country.

11. What plans does Dorian abandon at the end of Chapter Three?
(a) Visiting Basil.
(b) Going to the theater.
(c) Singing for Lady Agatha.
(d) Visiting his mother.

12. What does Dorian see on his portrait in Chapter Seven?
(a) A black smudge.
(b) Blood.
(c) A sneer.
(d) Sibyl.

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

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

15. What does Dorian’s love of Sibyl teach him about Lord Henry’s philosophy, according to Chapter Six?
(a) It is falsehood.
(b) It does not take things far enough.
(c) It is taken from Shakespeare’s plays.
(d) The method works.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Dorian’s topic of conversation at the beginning of Chapter Seven?

2. Why does Basil refuse to do what Lord Henry wants him to do?

3. What is the relationship between James and Sibyl?

4. What does Dorian decide to do with the portrait at the end of Chapter Nine?

5. What is Sibyl’s occupation?

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