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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Basil meet Dorian?
(a) At a party.
(b) At university.
(c) Through Lord Henry.
(d) On holiday.

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

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

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

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

6. How is Sibyl’s performance in Chapter Seven?
(a) Terrible.
(b) Excellent.
(c) Average.
(d) She does not perform.

7. What does Sibyl not want to talk about with James in Chapter Five?
(a) Australia.
(b) Basil.
(c) Her career.
(d) Dorian.

8. What does Dorian think of the book, according to the end of Chapter Ten?
(a) He thinks it is fascinating.
(b) He hates it.
(c) He is angry about it.
(d) He is unsure of what it means.

9. What is praised in the Preface?
(a) Education.
(b) Literature.
(c) Beauty.
(d) Virtue.

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

11. What is Lord Henry’s interest in Dorian, according to Chapter Six?
(a) Observation.
(b) Instruction.
(c) None; he has become bored with Dorian.
(d) Romance.

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

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

14. What does Basil warn Dorian about in Chapter Two?
(a) The portrait is not an exact likeness.
(b) The opium dens.
(c) Lady Agatha’s charity work.
(d) Lord Henry.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Dorian ask his housekeeper for in Chapter Ten?

2. Who is at dinner with Lord Henry in Chapter Three?

3. How does Lord Henry react to Dorian’s comments about his philosophy?

4. What decision does Sibyl make in Chapter Seven?

5. What is Dorian’s housekeeper’s name, according to Chapter Ten?

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