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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Lady Narborough suggest is the root of Dorian’s problems in Chapter Fifteen?
(a) Exhaustion.
(b) Sin.
(c) Paranoia.
(d) Love.

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

3. Where does Dorian go at the beginning of Chapter Fifteen?
(a) On a walk.
(b) The theater.
(c) Australia.
(d) A dinner.

4. According to Lord Henry in Chapter Nineteen, what would spoil Dorian’s life?
(a) Being virtuous.
(b) Asking God’s forgiveness.
(c) Forgiving himself.
(d) Getting married.

5. Who does Lord Basil tease Dorian about in Chapter Eighteen?
(a) The duchess.
(b) James.
(c) Basil.
(d) Sibyl.

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

7. What source of light is used to show Basil the portrait?
(a) A candle.
(b) An electric lamp.
(c) The sun.
(d) An oil lamp.

8. What is the name of the man who follows Dorian into the street in Chapter Sixteen?
(a) Adrian Singleton.
(b) Basil Hallward.
(c) Lord Henry.
(d) James Vane.

9. Where does Dorian plan to hold a party, according to Chapter Fifteen?
(a) His country estate.
(b) Basil’s estate.
(c) His summer home.
(d) Paris.

10. Where is Basil going to go, according to Chapter Twelve?
(a) Paris.
(b) Rome.
(c) London.
(d) The Americas.

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

12. What does Dorian do to the portrait in Chapter Twenty?
(a) He gives it to Lord Henry.
(b) He moves it to a monastery.
(c) He burns it.
(d) He stabs it.

13. How much time passes between Chapter Sixteen and Chapter Seventeen?
(a) A week.
(b) An indeterminate amount of time.
(c) A month.
(d) Ten years.

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

15. Why does Dorian want opium, according to Chapter Sixteen?
(a) Habit.
(b) For its social standing.
(c) To forget.
(d) To remember.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Dorian get Alan to do what he wants in Chapter Fourteen?

2. What is the smell in the upper room of Dorian’s house at the end of Chapter Fourteen?

3. What is the focus of Dorian’s study, according to Chapter Eleven?

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

5. Why does the man follow Dorian into the street in Chapter Sixteen?

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