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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Dorian hope to see at the beginning of Chapter Twenty?
(a) A change in the painting.
(b) A true friendship between himself and Lord Henry.
(c) The answers to his questions.
(d) The love Mrs. Vane had for Sibyl.

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

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

5. Where does Dorian take Basil at the beginning of Chapter Thirteen?
(a) To the gardens.
(b) The schoolroom.
(c) Paris.
(d) Lord Henry’s house.

6. What is the true identity of the man who was accidentally shot in Chapter Eighteen?
(a) James.
(b) Lord Fermor.
(c) Mrs. Vane.
(d) Basil.

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

8. How does Basil advise Dorian about his influence over other youths?
(a) Refrain from using it.
(b) Use it for good.
(c) It is dangerous.
(d) Let go of it.

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

10. Where is the body of the man who was accidentally shot being kept?
(a) The local doctor’s office.
(b) A church.
(c) The basement.
(d) A farm.

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does a woman address Dorian as he prepares to leave an opium den in Chapter Sixteen?

2. When does Dorian dress at the end of Chapter Fifteen?

3. How does Dorian appear at the end of the story?

4. How much time passes during Chapter Eleven?

5. Who does Lord Basil tease Dorian about in Chapter Eighteen?

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