View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Dorian do to his portrait at the end of Chapter Seven?
(a) Turn it to face the wall.
(b) Put it in a closet.
(c) Cover it with a screen.
(d) Rip it.

2. From whom did Lord Henry first hear Dorian’s name?
(a) Lady Agatha.
(b) From Dorian himself.
(c) Lord Fermor.
(d) Basil.

3. Who tells the story of Dorian’s engagement in Chapter Six?
(a) Dorian.
(b) No one.
(c) Basil.
(d) Lord Henry.

4. What was Basil’s emotion upon first meeting Dorian?
(a) He was terrified.
(b) He fell in love.
(c) He was angry.
(d) He was fascinated.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Lord Henry react to Dorian’s comments about his philosophy?

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

3. What causes Dorian’s composure to crack in Chapter Nine?

4. Who visits Dorian at the beginning of Chapter Nine?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Basil say he originally did not want Dorian to see the painting?

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

3. How does Sibyl avoid discussing Dorian with James while they walk together?

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

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

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

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

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

9. Why does Dorian hide the painting from Basil?

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

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 564 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample