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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Dorian speaking with at the beginning of Chapter Four?
(a) James.
(b) Lady Agatha.
(c) Sybil.
(d) Victoria.

2. What is the format of the Preface to The Picture of Dorian Gray?
(a) A letter.
(b) Poetry.
(c) Epigrams.
(d) Epitaphs.

3. What news about Dorian is shared at the end of Chapter Four?
(a) He has bought the playhouse.
(b) He is married to Sibyl.
(c) He is missing.
(d) He is engaged to Sibyl.

4. Who does Lord Henry visit after learning more about Dorian?
(a) Basil.
(b) Lady Agatha.
(c) Lord Fermor.
(d) Dorian.

5. What is Sibyl’s nickname for Dorian?
(a) Romeo.
(b) Prince Charming.
(c) Hamlet.
(d) Darling Dorian.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who tells the story of Dorian’s engagement in Chapter Six?

2. What material is the cover that hides Dorian’s portrait in Chapter Ten?

3. What does Dorian decide to do with the portrait at the end of Chapter Nine?

4. Where is Sibyl’s social standing in comparison to Dorian’s?

5. What is Dorian’s servant’s name, according to Chapter Ten?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Lord Henry defend his point of view at the end of Chapter Six?

2. Why does Dorian hide the painting from Basil?

3. Why does Dorian see a faint sneer on his portrait at the end of Chapter Seven?

4. What does Basil think of the change in Dorian, according to Chapter Nine?

5. Why does Dorian hide the painting in Chapter Ten?

6. Why is Dorian intrigued by Lord Henry in Chapter Two?

7. What does Lord Henry muse over at the end of Chapter Four?

8. How does Lord Henry want Dorian to see Sibyl’s death?

9. What decision does Dorian make in his life as a result of Sibyl’s suicide?

10. How does Dorian end up with the portrait at the end of Chapter Two?

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