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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 do the colored bindings on Dorian’s book match, according to Chapter Eleven?
2. Where is Basil going to go, according to Chapter Twelve?
3. Why does Dorian want opium, according to Chapter Sixteen?
4. According to Lord Henry in Chapter Nineteen, what would spoil Dorian’s life?
5. When does Chapter Fourteen begin in relation to Chapter Thirteen?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does the hare in Chapter Eighteen symbolize?
2. What role does Alan Campbell play in Chapter Fourteen?
3. What does Dorian mean when he says he will show Basil his soul in Chapter Twelve?
4. Why does Dorian swoon and feel chills throughout dinner in Chapter Seventeen?
5. What does Basil wonder about Dorian in Chapter Twelve? Why?
6. What logic does Dorian use to escape from James at the end of Chapter Sixteen?
7. What reinvigorates Dorian when he ventures out of his home after the incident in Chapter Seventeen?
8. Explain the hypocrisy in Dorian’s attempt to reform himself.
9. Why does Basil call Dorian’s painting “an awful lesson?”
10. In Chapter Nineteen what evidence does Dorian give Lord Henry of his desire to reform himself?
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
Explain Basil’s role in The Picture of Dorian Gray. How does he interact with Dorian? How does he interact with other characters in the story? How does he fit into the plot of the story?
Essay Topic 3
Compare and contrast the relationship between Dorian and Basil with the relationship between Dorian and Lord Henry. How do their interactions with Dorian affect him? What is the purpose of each of their relationships throughout the story?
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