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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is Dorian’s news at the beginning of Chapter Four?
(a) He is the heir to a fortune.
(b) He has given up his worldly possessions.
(c) He has joined the church.
(d) He is in love.

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

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

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

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

7. Who does Lord Henry visit after learning more about Dorian?
(a) Lady Agatha.
(b) Lord Fermor.
(c) Basil.
(d) Dorian.

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

9. Who introduced Dorian to Sibyl?
(a) A playhouse owner.
(b) Mrs. Vane.
(c) Lord Henry.
(d) James.

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

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

12. When does Dorian wake up in Chapter Eight?
(a) Mid-morning.
(b) Before dawn.
(c) Around nine.
(d) After noon.

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

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

15. What is Dorian’s housekeeper’s name, according to Chapter Ten?
(a) Mrs. Vane.
(b) Mrs. Leaf.
(c) Mrs. Acres.
(d) Mrs. Gray.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Chapter Eight, how does Dorian see the incident?

2. How is Sibyl’s performance in Chapter Seven?

3. Who is Basil conversing with at the beginning of the story?

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

5. What does Dorian see on his portrait in Chapter Seven?

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