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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 of Dorian’s does Basil say he wants to see, according to Chapter Twelve?

2. What does Dorian do with Basil’s belongings at the end of Chapter Fifteen?

3. How does Lord Henry praise Dorian’s life in Chapter Nineteen?

4. How much time passes during Chapter Eleven?

5. Who hears a noise at the end of Chapter Twenty?

Short Essay Questions

1. What logic does Dorian use to escape from James at the end of Chapter Sixteen?

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

3. Why does Basil stop Dorian on the street at the beginning of Chapter Twelve?

4. Explain the reference to a double life made at the beginning of Chapter Fifteen.

5. Why does Dorian swoon and feel chills throughout dinner in Chapter Seventeen?

6. Why does Dorian tell Lord Henry in Chapter Eighteen that he wishes he could love?

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

8. Explain how and why Dorian dies at the end of The Picture of Dorian Gray.

9. Why do people dismiss the stories of Dorian’s behavior in Chapter Eleven?

10. What does the hare in Chapter Eighteen symbolize?

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 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

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

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