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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What threat does Dorian make to Basil in Chapter Nine?

2. What does Dorian stop Basil from doing at the end of Chapter Two?

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

4. What color is the book Dorian reads in Chapter Ten?

5. What does Dorian ask his housekeeper for in Chapter Ten?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the Preface about?

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

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

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

5. What does Basil think of the change in Dorian, according to Chapter Nine?

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

7. Why is Dorian’s past considered dark?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain the effect Dorian’s sins have on his psyche. How does he feel about his sins? How does he deal with his feelings? Why do Dorian’s sins affect him if the portrait is meant to take on the burden of his sins?

Essay Topic 2

Define foil. Identify a pair of foils from The Picture of Dorian Gray and explain how they are foils to each other.

Essay Topic 3

Describe the relationship between Dorian and Sibyl. How does it begin? How does it end? What role does their relationship play in The Picture of Dorian Gray?

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