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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. According to Chapter Thirteen, Basil recognizes the portrait based on his signature and _____.

2. Who does Dorian use to create an alibi at the end of Chapter Thirteen?

3. What happens when Dorian excuses himself from the conversation in Chapter Seventeen?

4. What is the smell in the upper room of Dorian’s house at the end of Chapter Fourteen?

5. What does Dorian say he wants to do at the beginning of Chapter Nineteen?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Dorian’s obsession in Chapter Eighteen?

2. Why is Dorian so conflicted in Chapter Fifteen?

3. What does the hare in Chapter Eighteen symbolize?

4. Why does Dorian burn Basil’s belongings in Chapter Fifteen?

5. Compare and contrast Basil and Lord Henry’s views of Dorian.

6. What does Dorian mean when he says he will show Basil his soul in Chapter Twelve?

7. In Chapter Nineteen what evidence does Dorian give Lord Henry of his desire to reform himself?

8. Why does Dorian see red paint on the hand of his likeness in the portrait at the end of Chapter Fourteen?

9. What reinvigorates Dorian when he ventures out of his home after the incident in Chapter Seventeen?

10. Why does Dorian get angry with Basil in Chapter Thirteen?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain Dorian’s desire to reform himself. Is it genuine? How do you know? Why does he say he wants to reform himself? Why does he really want to reform himself? Is he successful?

Essay Topic 2

Define irony and list the three types. Identify at least one example of each type of irony from the story. Is Wilde’s use of irony effective? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Explain the Victorian Era. Identify characteristics of the Victorian Era that Wilde incorporated into The Picture of Dorian Gray.

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