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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 9-10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When does Dorian wake up in Chapter Eight?
(a) Before dawn.
(b) After noon.
(c) Around nine.
(d) Mid-morning.

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

3. Who visits Dorian at the beginning of Chapter Nine?
(a) Lord Henry.
(b) Basil.
(c) James.
(d) Mrs. Vane.

4. What is Lord Henry’s interest in Dorian, according to Chapter Six?
(a) Instruction.
(b) Romance.
(c) None; he has become bored with Dorian.
(d) Observation.

5. Who arrives to Dorian’s home with news in Chapter Eight?
(a) Mrs. Vane.
(b) Basil.
(c) Sybil.
(d) Lord Henry.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Dorian’s topic of conversation at the beginning of Chapter Seven?

2. What does Basil want to do with the portrait of Dorian?

3. What is the relationship between James and Sibyl?

4. Who does Basil blame for the change in Dorian, according to Chapter Nine?

5. How does Dorian react to Sibyl’s performance in Chapter Seven?

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