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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who arrives at the end of Chapter One?
(a) Dorian.
(b) Lord Fermor.
(c) Sibyl Vane.
(d) Lady Agatha.

3. What threat does Dorian make to Basil in Chapter Nine?
(a) Killing him.
(b) Ruining his reputation.
(c) Never speaking to him again.
(d) Revealing his secret obsession.

4. Who is the author of The Picture of Dorian Gray?
(a) Pablo Neruda.
(b) Ernest Hemingway.
(c) William Shakespeare.
(d) Oscar Wilde.

5. Whose home is the setting of the beginning of Chapter One?
(a) Dorian’s.
(b) Basil’s.
(c) Oscar's.
(d) Lord Henry’s.

6. Where do Dorian, Basil, and Lord Henry go at the end of Chapter Six?
(a) To bed.
(b) To dinner.
(c) To the theater.
(d) To Lady Agatha’s home.

7. Who makes an announcement at the beginning of Chapter Six?
(a) Lord Henry.
(b) Basil.
(c) Dorian.
(d) Sybil.

8. What is the topic of Dorian’s conversation at the beginning of Chapter Four?
(a) Literature.
(b) Art.
(c) Music.
(d) Flowers.

9. What is Dorian’s news at the beginning of Chapter Four?
(a) He has joined the church.
(b) He is in love.
(c) He is the heir to a fortune.
(d) He has given up his worldly possessions.

10. In what play did Dorian see Sibyl that led to his proposal?
(a) Macbeth
(b) Romeo and Juliet.
(c) As You Like It.
(d) Richard III.

11. What news does Dorian receive at the beginning of Chapter Eight?
(a) Lord Henry has been injured in a fight.
(b) James has died in Australia.
(c) Sibyl has committed suicide.
(d) Sibyl has eloped with an actor.

12. What does Dorian do when he sees the portrait?
(a) He takes it.
(b) He curses it.
(c) He covers it.
(d) He refuses to look at it.

13. What does James learn about his parents at the end of Chapter Five?
(a) Mrs. Vane killed Mr. Vane.
(b) They divorced.
(c) They were never married.
(d) They were children when they were married.

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

15. Where did Basil meet Dorian?
(a) At university.
(b) On holiday.
(c) At a party.
(d) Through Lord Henry.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lord Henry want Basil to do?

2. What does Dorian do to his portrait at the end of Chapter Seven?

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

4. Where did Dorian meet Sibyl?

5. What does Dorian devote himself to in Chapter Eight?

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