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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long is Basil going to be gone, according to Chapter Twelve?
(a) Six months.
(b) A year.
(c) Three months.
(d) An unspecified amount of time.

2. What does Dorian say he wants to do at the beginning of Chapter Nineteen?
(a) Reform himself.
(b) Write a book.
(c) Get married.
(d) Travel to Australia.

3. Why does Lord Henry think Basil could not have been murdered, according to Chapter Nineteen?
(a) He lacked enemies.
(b) A suicide note was found.
(c) His body has not been found.
(d) Basil was a prizefighter.

4. What does Dorian realize about his attempt to be virtuous?
(a) It was hypocritical.
(b) It was not enough.
(c) It was in an attempt to get Sibyl back.
(d) It was meant as a joke.

5. What does Dorian do with Basil’s belongings at the end of Chapter Fifteen?
(a) Hide them in a compartment in the wall.
(b) Burn them.
(c) Return them to Basil’s estate.
(d) Send them to Basil in Paris.

6. What of Dorian’s does Basil say he wants to see, according to Chapter Twelve?
(a) His soul.
(b) His portrait.
(c) His bedchamber.
(d) His diary.

7. What is the occupation of the man Dorian sends for in Chapter Fourteen?
(a) Actor.
(b) Philosopher.
(c) Professor.
(d) Scientist.

8. Why does Dorian ask about the man who was accidentally shot in Chapter Eighteen?
(a) He thinks the man was hired to steal his portrait.
(b) He is afraid the man was Basil.
(c) To make provisions for his family.
(d) He wants to send his condolences to the man’s wife.

9. What does Dorian not want Lord Henry to loan to anyone, according to Chapter Nineteen?
(a) Dorian’s favor.
(b) Lord Henry’s favor.
(c) The yellow book.
(d) Money.

10. What do the colored bindings on Dorian’s book match, according to Chapter Eleven?
(a) His dinner jackets.
(b) His shoes.
(c) His shifting moods.
(d) The rooms in his home.

11. Who does Dorian send for after breakfast in Chapter Fourteen?
(a) Basil.
(b) James.
(c) Alan.
(d) Lord Henry.

12. According to Chapter Thirteen, what did Dorian pledge his soul in exchange for?
(a) Love.
(b) Wealth.
(c) Youth.
(d) Intellect.

13. How does Dorian appear as time passes during Chapter Eleven?
(a) Younger.
(b) Angrier.
(c) The same.
(d) Older.

14. What does Dorian actually see at the beginning of Chapter Twenty?
(a) The spirit of Sibyl.
(b) No change in the painting.
(c) More questions.
(d) Lord Henry’s wife.

15. What occupation did Dorian assume the man who was shot had in Chapter Eighteen?
(a) Servant.
(b) Judge.
(c) Opium den owner.
(d) Sailor.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the portrait appear at the end of Chapter Twenty?

2. What idea does Dorian entertain in Chapter Eighteen?

3. What does Dorian offer to show Basil, according to the end of Chapter Twelve?

4. Why does Dorian want opium, according to Chapter Sixteen?

5. What does Dorian do to the portrait in Chapter Twenty?

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