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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 decision does Dorian make in Chapter Seven?

2. How is Sibyl’s performance in Chapter Seven?

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

4. What is the topic of Dorian’s conversation at the beginning of Chapter Four?

5. What news does Dorian receive at the beginning of Chapter Eight?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why is Dorian’s past considered dark?

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

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

6. Why was Dorian in the slums in Chapter Four?

7. How does Lord Henry defend his point of view at the end of Chapter Six?

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

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

10. Why does Dorian hide the painting from Basil?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Define theme. Give at least one example of a theme in The Picture of Dorian Gray. How is this theme identified in the story?

Essay Topic 2

Define hedonism. What role does it play in the story? How does hedonism affect Dorian? Give at least two examples of hedonism from the story.

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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