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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 governs Dorian’s behavior, according to the beginning of Chapter Eleven?

2. Where does Dorian go at the beginning of Chapter Fifteen?

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

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

5. What do the ladies discuss in Chapter Fifteen before they leave the gentlemen to talk?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why is Dorian so conflicted in Chapter Fifteen?

3. What does Lord Henry’s credo mean?

4. Why does Dorian have multiple copies of the yellow book made?

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

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

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

8. Why does Dorian decide to go to the opium den in Chapter Sixteen?

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

10. What fears does Dorian have in regards to his painting, according to Chapter Eleven? What does this fear reflect?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Define perception. Why is perception important in literature? Give at least one example from the story of how different characters’ perceptions affect the story.

Essay Topic 2

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

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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