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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Dorian appear at the end of the story?
(a) As a pile of burned bones.
(b) He cannot be found.
(c) The same has he did throughout the story.
(d) As a horribly wrinkled and disfigured old man.

2. Whose presence brightens the party for Dorian in Chapter Fifteen?
(a) Lord Henry’s.
(b) Sibyl’s.
(c) Basil’s.
(d) Alan's.

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

4. What is the weather at the beginning of Chapter Twelve?
(a) Foggy.
(b) Sweltering.
(c) Snowy.
(d) Rainy.

5. What does Dorian insist about the soul in his discussion with Lord Henry in Chapter Nineteen?
(a) That it is real.
(b) That it carries weight in the heart.
(c) That it can be taken.
(d) That it can be seen.

6. What do the ladies discuss in Chapter Fifteen before they leave the gentlemen to talk?
(a) Scandal.
(b) Marriage.
(c) Lady Agatha.
(d) Politics.

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

8. What happens to Dorian throughout dinner in Chapter Seventeen?
(a) He cannot taste his food.
(b) His philosophy is questioned.
(c) He is verbally attacked by Basil.
(d) He feels chills.

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

10. Why does Basil say he wanted to speak to Dorian before leaving?
(a) To warn him.
(b) To ask him to accompany Basil on his trip.
(c) To ask him to dinner.
(d) To tell him Sibyl has committed suicide.

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

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

13. What is the focus of Dorian’s study, according to Chapter Eleven?
(a) Beautiful things.
(b) Lord Henry.
(c) Art and music.
(d) The yellow book.

14. What occupation does Dorian discover the man who was accidentally shot had?
(a) Servant.
(b) Sailor.
(c) Opium den dealer.
(d) Judge.

15. How does Lord Henry react to what Dorian says about the incident on the hunting trip?
(a) He dismisses it.
(b) He does not react.
(c) He agrees with him.
(d) He is frightened.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Dorian take Basil at the beginning of Chapter Thirteen?

2. What governs Dorian’s behavior, according to the beginning of Chapter Eleven?

3. When does Chapter Fourteen begin in relation to Chapter Thirteen?

4. What happens when Dorian excuses himself from the conversation in Chapter Seventeen?

5. What is the true identity of the man who was accidentally shot in Chapter Eighteen?

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