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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. When does Dorian dress at the end of Chapter Fifteen?
(a) Sometime around noon.
(b) Nine in the morning.
(c) Midnight.
(d) Seven in the evening.

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

5. According to Chapter Fifteen, what relation of Lady Narborough has a sad life?
(a) Her daughter.
(b) Her nephew.
(c) Her son.
(d) Her cousin.

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

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

8. What does Dorian recite at the beginning of Chapter Sixteen?
(a) The inscription from his yellow book.
(b) Lord Henry’s credo.
(c) Incoherent phrases.
(d) The Lord’s Prayer.

9. What idea does Dorian entertain in Chapter Eighteen?
(a) Moving to the Americas.
(b) Following Basil to Paris.
(c) Sailing away on a yacht.
(d) Suicide.

10. Whose face does Dorian see pressed against the window in Chapter Seventeen?
(a) Basil’s.
(b) James’s.
(c) Sibyl’s.
(d) Lord Henry’s.

11. How does Dorian react to Basil’s request?
(a) He walks away.
(b) He cries.
(c) He verbally attacks Basil.
(d) He laughs.

12. Why does Lord Henry think Dorian could not have murdered Basil?
(a) He thinks Dorian loved Basil too much to kill him.
(b) He thinks murder is too vulgar for a man like Dorian.
(c) He does not think Basil is dead.
(d) He thinks Dorian lacks the detachment needed to murder.

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

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

15. What does Basil want Dorian to do, according to Chapter Thirteen?
(a) Beg for forgiveness.
(b) Destroy the painting.
(c) Exile himself.
(d) Reconcile with Sibyl.

Short Answer Questions

1. How have many of Dorian’s friendships ended, according to Chapter Twelve?

2. Where is Dorian at the beginning of Chapter Seventeen?

3. Where does Dorian go at the beginning of Chapter Fifteen?

4. How long is Basil going to be gone, according to Chapter Twelve?

5. What happens to Dorian’s portrait during Chapter Eleven?

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