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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. Who does Dorian visit at the beginning of Chapter Nineteen?
2. Where does Dorian decide to go at the beginning of Chapter Eighteen?
3. How old is Dorian going to be on his birthday, according to the beginning of Chapter Twelve?
4. Where is Dorian at the beginning of Chapter Seventeen?
5. What is the focus of Dorian’s study, according to Chapter Eleven?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Dorian decide to go to the opium den in Chapter Sixteen?
2. Why do people dismiss the stories of Dorian’s behavior in Chapter Eleven?
3. Why is Dorian so conflicted in Chapter Fifteen?
4. Why does Basil stop Dorian on the street at the beginning of Chapter Twelve?
5. Why does Dorian tell Lord Henry in Chapter Eighteen that he wishes he could love?
6. What is the significance of the conversation between Lord Henry and Dorian about the nature of the soul in Chapter Nineteen?
7. What is the significance of Lord Henry changing the subject when Dorian mentions his desire to reform?
8. Why does Dorian burn Basil’s belongings in Chapter Fifteen?
9. What does Basil wonder about Dorian in Chapter Twelve? Why?
10. What does the hare in Chapter Eighteen symbolize?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Explain the role of the arts in The Picture of Dorian Gray. How do the arts affect the various characters in the story? How do the arts help progress the plot forward? Why does Wilde choose to include the arts in this way?
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
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?
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