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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 does Dorian send for after breakfast in Chapter Fourteen?
(a) Alan.
(b) Basil.
(c) James.
(d) Lord Henry.
2. Who does Lord Basil tease Dorian about in Chapter Eighteen?
(a) Basil.
(b) Sibyl.
(c) The duchess.
(d) James.
3. Why does Basil say he wanted to speak to Dorian before leaving?
(a) To tell him Sibyl has committed suicide.
(b) To ask him to dinner.
(c) To ask him to accompany Basil on his trip.
(d) To warn him.
4. Who does Dorian visit at the beginning of Chapter Nineteen?
(a) Mrs. Vane.
(b) Basil.
(c) Lord Henry.
(d) The duchess.
5. What of Dorian’s does Basil say he wants to see, according to Chapter Twelve?
(a) His portrait.
(b) His soul.
(c) His diary.
(d) His bedchamber.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Lady Narborough suggest is the root of Dorian’s problems in Chapter Fifteen?
2. What is the weather at the beginning of Chapter Twelve?
3. How does Basil describe the portrait after seeing how it has changed?
4. What does Dorian recite at the beginning of Chapter Sixteen?
5. Where is Dorian at the beginning of Chapter Seventeen?
Short Essay Questions
1. Explain the reference to a double life made at the beginning of Chapter Fifteen.
2. Explain the hypocrisy in Dorian’s attempt to reform himself.
3. What fears does Dorian have in regards to his painting, according to Chapter Eleven? What does this fear reflect?
4. Why does Dorian have multiple copies of the yellow book made?
5. Why does Dorian see red paint on the hand of his likeness in the portrait at the end of Chapter Fourteen?
6. Explain how and why Dorian dies at the end of The Picture of Dorian Gray.
7. What is the significance of Lord Henry changing the subject when Dorian mentions his desire to reform?
8. Why do people dismiss the stories of Dorian’s behavior in Chapter Eleven?
9. What is Dorian’s obsession in Chapter Eighteen?
10. Why does Dorian burn Basil’s belongings in Chapter Fifteen?
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