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

2. Why does Lord Henry think Basil could not have been murdered, according to Chapter Nineteen?

3. How does the portrait appear at the end of Chapter Twenty?

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

5. What is the occupation of the man Dorian sends for in Chapter Fourteen?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the turning point that occurs at the end of Chapter Eighteen? Why is this a turning point?

2. Why does Dorian get angry with Basil in Chapter Thirteen?

3. Why is Dorian so conflicted in Chapter Fifteen?

4. What does the hare in Chapter Eighteen symbolize?

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

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

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

8. Why does Wilde not reveal the secret that Dorian uses to blackmail Alan?

9. What reinvigorates Dorian when he ventures out of his home after the incident in Chapter Seventeen?

10. What does Basil wonder about Dorian in Chapter Twelve? Why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Define point of view. Identify the types of point of view. What is the point of view of The Picture of Dorian Gray? How do you know?

Essay Topic 3

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

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