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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. What does Dorian stop Basil from doing at the end of Chapter Two?
(a) Selling the portrait.
(b) Painting over the portrait.
(c) Giving the portrait to Lord Henry.
(d) Destroying the portrait.

2. In what play did Dorian see Sibyl that led to his proposal?
(a) Romeo and Juliet.
(b) Macbeth
(c) As You Like It.
(d) Richard III.

3. Where does Dorian agree to go with Lord Henry at the end of Chapter Two?
(a) To dinner.
(b) The opera.
(c) To a gala.
(d) The theater.

4. In what historical period does The Picture of Dorian Gray take place?
(a) The Renaissance.
(b) The Industrial Age.
(c) The Elizabethan Era.
(d) The Victorian Age.

5. How many men does Dorian tell his servant to bring back at the beginning of Chapter Ten?
(a) Two.
(b) As many as can be spared.
(c) One.
(d) Four.

Short Answer Questions

1. What shop does Dorian send a servant to at the beginning of Chapter Ten?

2. Who is the author of The Picture of Dorian Gray?

3. What does Basil do while Lord Henry and Dorian talk in Chapter Two?

4. What show does Dorian take Lord Henry to see in Chapter Four?

5. What does Sibyl say is the cause of her performance in Chapter Seven?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Dorian hide the painting from Basil?

2. Why does the portrait of Dorian make him unhappy?

3. How does Dorian deal with his emotion about Sibyl’s death at the end of Chapter Ten?

4. Why is Basil reluctant to introduce Dorian and Lord Henry?

5. How does Dorian react when Basil offers his condolences about Sibyl’s death?

6. What drew Dorian to Sibyl?

7. Why is Dorian heartbroken at the beginning of Chapter Seven?

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

9. Why does Lord Henry not pass judgment on Dorian’s engagement?

10. What is the reason for the change in Sibyl in Chapter Seven?

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