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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 is Dorian’s news at the beginning of Chapter Four?
(a) He is in love.
(b) He has joined the church.
(c) He has given up his worldly possessions.
(d) He is the heir to a fortune.

2. Who arrives to Dorian’s home with news in Chapter Eight?
(a) Basil.
(b) Mrs. Vane.
(c) Lord Henry.
(d) Sybil.

3. What is Dorian’s servant’s name, according to Chapter Ten?
(a) Bertie.
(b) Victor.
(c) Jeeves.
(d) James.

4. What career path does Sibyl suggest for James?
(a) Actor.
(b) Sailor.
(c) Carriage driver.
(d) Sheep farmer.

5. Who does Lord Henry visit at the beginning of Chapter Three?
(a) Basil.
(b) Lady Agatha.
(c) Dorian.
(d) Lord Fermor.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Dorian’s topic of conversation at the beginning of Chapter Seven?

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

3. What role did Sibyl play that led to Dorian’s proposal?

4. What does Dorian think of the book, according to the end of Chapter Ten?

5. What plans does Dorian abandon at the end of Chapter Three?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What does Lord Henry think of the story of Dorian’s past?

5. Why does Basil not want to exhibit the portrait of Dorian, according to Chapter One?

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

7. How does Lord Henry believe one’s life should be spent, according to Chapter Three? Who is he targeting with these comments?

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

9. What drew Dorian to Sibyl?

10. Why does Dorian hide the painting from Basil?

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