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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. How does Lord Henry react to Dorian’s comments about his philosophy?
(a) He is angry.
(b) He defends his point.
(c) He does not react.
(d) He agrees.

3. What does Basil ask Dorian to do in Chapter Nine?
(a) Find a new woman to marry.
(b) Sit for another portrait.
(c) Stop spending time with Lord Henry.
(d) Move into his house.

4. When does Dorian wake up in Chapter Eight?
(a) Before dawn.
(b) After noon.
(c) Around nine.
(d) Mid-morning.

5. What does Dorian’s love of Sibyl teach him about Lord Henry’s philosophy, according to Chapter Six?
(a) It does not take things far enough.
(b) It is taken from Shakespeare’s plays.
(c) It is falsehood.
(d) The method works.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who arrives to Dorian’s home with news in Chapter Eight?

2. Why is James reluctant to leave his family?

3. Where do Dorian, Basil, and Lord Henry go at the end of Chapter Six?

4. What is Sibyl’s occupation?

5. Who does Lord Henry visit after learning more about Dorian?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What is the Preface about?

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

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

8. Explain the reactions of Sibyl, Mrs. Vane, and James to Sibyl’s engagement.

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

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

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