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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Basil’s occupation?
(a) It is not revealed.
(b) Poet.
(c) Nobleman.
(d) Artist.

2. In what historical period does The Picture of Dorian Gray take place?
(a) The Industrial Age.
(b) The Elizabethan Era.
(c) The Renaissance.
(d) The Victorian Age.

3. Why does Basil refuse to do what Lord Henry wants him to do?
(a) He thinks Dorian is too immoral to be captured on canvas.
(b) He says the painting shows too much of himself.
(c) He fears a self-portrait would show his true, ugly self.
(d) He does not do portraits of friends.

4. What does Dorian decide to do with the portrait at the end of Chapter Nine?
(a) Hide it.
(b) Allow it to be exhibited.
(c) Destroy it.
(d) Give it back to Basil.

5. What is the topic of Dorian’s conversation at the beginning of Chapter Four?
(a) Flowers.
(b) Music.
(c) Art.
(d) Literature.

6. What causes Dorian’s composure to crack in Chapter Nine?
(a) Basil attempting to uncover the portrait.
(b) A dream about Sibyl.
(c) Lord Henry snubbing him.
(d) A conversation with Mrs. Vane.

7. Who arrives to Dorian’s home with news in Chapter Eight?
(a) Mrs. Vane.
(b) Sybil.
(c) Lord Henry.
(d) Basil.

8. What emotion does Dorian have at the end of Chapter Seven?
(a) Fear.
(b) Shame.
(c) Joy.
(d) Anger.

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

10. What was Basil’s emotion upon first meeting Dorian?
(a) He fell in love.
(b) He was angry.
(c) He was fascinated.
(d) He was terrified.

11. Who is at dinner with Lord Henry in Chapter Three?
(a) Basil.
(b) James.
(c) Sibyl.
(d) Dorian.

12. What is the relationship between James and Sibyl?
(a) Father and daughter.
(b) They were once engaged.
(c) Brother and sister.
(d) Cousins.

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

14. Where do Dorian, Basil, and Lord Henry go at the end of Chapter Six?
(a) To dinner.
(b) To Lady Agatha’s home.
(c) To the theater.
(d) To bed.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does James pledge to do if Dorian ever harms Sibyl?

2. Who gave Dorian the book he reads in Chapter Ten?

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

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

5. What does Dorian devote himself to in Chapter Eight?

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