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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 is the focus of Dorian’s study, according to Chapter Eleven?

2. How does Basil describe the portrait after seeing how it has changed?

3. Where does Dorian take Basil at the beginning of Chapter Thirteen?

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

5. Who does Dorian have breakfast with at the beginning of Chapter Eighteen?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Explain the hypocrisy in Dorian’s attempt to reform himself.

3. What role does Alan Campbell play in Chapter Fourteen?

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

5. What does Lord Henry’s credo mean?

6. What moral can be taken from Dorian’s experiences in The Picture of Dorian Gray?

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

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

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

10. What is the significance of Lord Henry changing the subject when Dorian mentions his desire to reform?

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

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?

Essay Topic 3

Define conflict. Identify each type of conflict and give an example of each from The Picture of Dorian Gray.

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