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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. Who gave Dorian the book he reads in Chapter Ten?
(a) Basil.
(b) Lady Agatha.
(c) The local parish priest.
(d) Lord Henry.

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

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

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

8. Where is James preparing to go in Chapter Five?
(a) India.
(b) China.
(c) America.
(d) Australia.

9. How many men does Dorian tell his servant to bring back at the beginning of Chapter Ten?
(a) As many as can be spared.
(b) One.
(c) Four.
(d) Two.

10. What does Dorian stop Basil from doing at the end of Chapter Two?
(a) Painting over the portrait.
(b) Giving the portrait to Lord Henry.
(c) Selling the portrait.
(d) Destroying the portrait.

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

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

13. What show does Dorian take Lord Henry to see in Chapter Four?
(a) Romeo and Juliet.
(b) The Taming of the Shrew.
(c) As You Like It.
(d) Hamlet.

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

15. What does Basil ask Dorian to do in Chapter Nine?
(a) Move into his house.
(b) Sit for another portrait.
(c) Find a new woman to marry.
(d) Stop spending time with Lord Henry.

Short Answer Questions

1. What plans does Dorian abandon at the end of Chapter Three?

2. What is Dorian’s servant’s name, according to Chapter Ten?

3. Whose home is the setting of the beginning of Chapter One?

4. Why is James reluctant to leave his family?

5. Who does Lord Henry visit after learning more about Dorian?

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