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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 send for after breakfast in Chapter Fourteen?
2. How does Lord Henry praise Dorian’s life in Chapter Nineteen?
3. Who does Dorian visit at the beginning of Chapter Nineteen?
4. How does Dorian get Alan to do what he wants in Chapter Fourteen?
5. What is the smell in the upper room of Dorian’s house at the end of Chapter Fourteen?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Wilde not reveal the secret that Dorian uses to blackmail Alan?
2. What does Lord Henry’s credo mean?
3. What reinvigorates Dorian when he ventures out of his home after the incident in Chapter Seventeen?
4. What fears does Dorian have in regards to his painting, according to Chapter Eleven? What does this fear reflect?
5. What does Dorian mean when he says he will show Basil his soul in Chapter Twelve?
6. Why does Dorian burn Basil’s belongings in Chapter Fifteen?
7. What does the hare in Chapter Eighteen symbolize?
8. What is the significance of the conversation between Lord Henry and Dorian about the nature of the soul in Chapter Nineteen?
9. Why does Basil have to identify the painting of Dorian by his signature rather than by its appearance in Chapter Thirteen?
10. Compare and contrast Basil and Lord Henry’s views of Dorian.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Define conflict. Identify each type of conflict and give an example of each from The Picture of Dorian Gray.
Essay Topic 2
Identify the elements of Freytag’s Pyramid. Give at least one example from The Picture of Dorian Gray for each element of Freytag’s Pyramid.
Essay Topic 3
Compare and contrast the relationship between Dorian and Basil with the relationship between Dorian and Lord Henry. How do their interactions with Dorian affect him? What is the purpose of each of their relationships throughout the story?
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