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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What scares Dorian about his portrait, according to Chapter Eleven?
(a) It will be stolen.
(b) It will drive him mad.
(c) It will begin to speak.
(d) It will begin to give him back his worldly burdens.

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

3. According to Chapter Fourteen, how does Dorian feel when he thinks about the events that occurred in Chapter Thirteen?
(a) Pride over Sibyl.
(b) Hatred toward Basil.
(c) Fear about Lord Henry.
(d) Remorse over Sibyl.

4. Who hears a noise at the end of Chapter Twenty?
(a) Mrs. Vane.
(b) Dorian’s servants.
(c) Dorian.
(d) Lord Henry.

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

6. According to Chapter Thirteen, Basil recognizes the portrait based on his signature and _____.
(a) Color palette.
(b) Setting.
(c) Frame.
(d) Brushwork.

7. How much time passes during Chapter Eleven?
(a) Days.
(b) Months.
(c) Weeks.
(d) Years.

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

9. How long after the incident in Chapter Seventeen does Dorian go hunting?
(a) A week.
(b) The time frame is not given.
(c) One day.
(d) Three days.

10. What does Dorian tell his friend in Chapter Fourteen?
(a) There is a painting locked in a room that bears the weight of his sins.
(b) There is a dead body locked in a room of his house.
(c) Sibyl Vane is pregnant.
(d) He killed Sibyl Vane.

11. How old is Dorian going to be on his birthday, according to the beginning of Chapter Twelve?
(a) Fifty-three.
(b) Forty-eight.
(c) Thirty-eight.
(d) Twenty-eight.

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

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

14. What does Dorian feel when he looks at his portrait in Chapter Thirteen?
(a) Pride.
(b) Guilt.
(c) Fear.
(d) Hatred.

15. Who follows Dorian into the street in Chapter Sixteen?
(a) A police officer.
(b) Lord Henry.
(c) Basil.
(d) A sailor.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Lord Henry react to what Dorian says about the incident on the hunting trip?

2. What does Lady Narborough suggest is the root of Dorian’s problems in Chapter Fifteen?

3. How much time passes between Chapter Sixteen and Chapter Seventeen?

4. What is the occupation of the man Dorian sends for in Chapter Fourteen?

5. What knowledge does Dorian’s friend have that Dorian needs, according to Chapter Fourteen?

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