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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Dorian do when he sees the portrait?
(a) He refuses to look at it.
(b) He covers it.
(c) He takes it.
(d) He curses it.

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

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

4. Why is James reluctant to leave his family?
(a) He does not want to go to war.
(b) He is worried about Sibyl.
(c) He fears Sibyl will try to follow him.
(d) He knows they will spend money poorly.

5. What does Dorian’s love of Sibyl teach him about Lord Henry’s philosophy, according to Chapter Six?
(a) It does not take things far enough.
(b) It is falsehood.
(c) The method works.
(d) It is taken from Shakespeare’s plays.

6. What philosophy does Lord Henry discuss at dinner in Chapter Three?
(a) Hedonism.
(b) Buddhism.
(c) Stoicism.
(d) Freud’s psychology.

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

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

9. What news does Dorian receive at the beginning of Chapter Eight?
(a) Sibyl has committed suicide.
(b) Sibyl has eloped with an actor.
(c) Lord Henry has been injured in a fight.
(d) James has died in Australia.

10. What does Basil want to do with the portrait of Dorian?
(a) Sell it to a collector.
(b) Burn it.
(c) Hang it in his own home.
(d) Show it at exhibition.

11. What does Dorian ask Basil to do in Chapter Nine?
(a) To leave.
(b) A new portrait.
(c) Let Dorian move into his house.
(d) A drawing of Sibyl.

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

13. What is the format of the Preface to The Picture of Dorian Gray?
(a) A letter.
(b) Epigrams.
(c) Epitaphs.
(d) Poetry.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the author of The Picture of Dorian Gray?

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

3. Where is Sibyl’s social standing in comparison to Dorian’s?

4. When does Chapter Four begin in relation to Chapter Three?

5. What is Dorian’s topic of conversation at the beginning of Chapter Seven?

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