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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What decision does Dorian make in Chapter Seven?
(a) To elope with Sibyl.
(b) To follow James to Australia.
(c) To break off the engagement.
(d) To buy a house for Mrs. Vane.

3. What does James pledge to do if Dorian ever harms Sibyl?
(a) Kill him.
(b) Kill himself.
(c) Send Sibyl away.
(d) Torture him.

4. What does Basil do while Lord Henry and Dorian talk in Chapter Two?
(a) Finish the portrait.
(b) Play the piano.
(c) Dress for dinner.
(d) Make tea.

5. What role did Sibyl play that led to Dorian’s proposal?
(a) Kate.
(b) Juliet.
(c) Ophelia.
(d) Rosalind.

6. Where does Dorian agree to go with Lord Henry at the end of Chapter Two?
(a) The theater.
(b) The opera.
(c) To a gala.
(d) To dinner.

7. What decision does Sibyl make in Chapter Seven?
(a) To follow James to Australia.
(b) To elope with Dorian.
(c) To quit her acting career.
(d) To break off the engagement.

8. From whom did Lord Henry first hear Dorian’s name?
(a) From Dorian himself.
(b) Basil.
(c) Lord Fermor.
(d) Lady Agatha.

9. Where does Dorian agree to go with Lord Henry in Chapter Eight?
(a) His home.
(b) Dinner.
(c) The theater.
(d) The opera.

10. Who does Lord Henry visit at the beginning of Chapter Three?
(a) Lady Agatha.
(b) Basil.
(c) Dorian.
(d) Lord Fermor.

11. What does Basil say about Dorian’s marriage at the beginning of Chapter Seven?
(a) He is against it.
(b) He will support it.
(c) He will attend the wedding.
(d) He does not comment on the marriage.

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

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

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

15. What is Dorian’s topic of conversation at the beginning of Chapter Seven?
(a) Shakespeare.
(b) Hedonism.
(c) Sibyl.
(d) Virtue.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Basil meet Dorian?

2. What is Sibyl’s nickname for Dorian?

3. What does Lord Henry mock at dinner in Chapter Three?

4. What show does Dorian take Lord Henry to see in Chapter Four?

5. What is the format of the Preface to The Picture of Dorian Gray?

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