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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Basil want to do with the portrait of Dorian?
(a) Hang it in his own home.
(b) Show it at exhibition.
(c) Sell it to a collector.
(d) Burn it.

2. From whom did Lord Henry first hear Dorian’s name?
(a) Lady Agatha.
(b) Basil.
(c) Lord Fermor.
(d) From Dorian himself.

3. When does Chapter Four begin in relation to Chapter Three?
(a) An unspecified amount of time later.
(b) A month earlier.
(c) A week later.
(d) A month later.

4. What does Dorian ask Basil to do in Chapter Nine?
(a) A drawing of Sibyl.
(b) To leave.
(c) Let Dorian move into his house.
(d) A new portrait.

5. What does Lord Henry mock at dinner in Chapter Three?
(a) His aunt’s philanthropy.
(b) Basil’s fascination with Dorian.
(c) Dorian’s naivety.
(d) The London theater.

Short Answer Questions

1. What shop does Dorian send a servant to at the beginning of Chapter Ten?

2. What career path does Sibyl suggest for James?

3. Why does Basil refuse to do what Lord Henry wants him to do?

4. What material is the cover that hides Dorian’s portrait in Chapter Ten?

5. Who arrives to Dorian’s home with news in Chapter Eight?

(see the answer key)

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