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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 3-4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Dorian agree to go with Lord Henry at the end of Chapter Two?
(a) The opera.
(b) To dinner.
(c) The theater.
(d) To a gala.

2. What plans does Dorian abandon at the end of Chapter Three?
(a) Going to the theater.
(b) Visiting Basil.
(c) Visiting his mother.
(d) Singing for Lady Agatha.

3. Why does Basil refuse to do what Lord Henry wants him to do?
(a) He thinks Dorian is too immoral to be captured on canvas.
(b) He fears a self-portrait would show his true, ugly self.
(c) He says the painting shows too much of himself.
(d) He does not do portraits of friends.

4. Who introduced Dorian to Sibyl?
(a) James.
(b) A playhouse owner.
(c) Mrs. Vane.
(d) Lord Henry.

5. What does Basil warn Dorian about in Chapter Two?
(a) The opium dens.
(b) Lord Henry.
(c) The portrait is not an exact likeness.
(d) Lady Agatha’s charity work.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Dorian stop Basil from doing at the end of Chapter Two?

2. In what historical period does The Picture of Dorian Gray take place?

3. Why does Lord Henry become more fascinated by Dorian in Chapter Three?

4. What does Dorian do when he sees the portrait?

5. What does Lord Henry want Basil to do?

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