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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Dorian do at the beginning of Chapter Twenty?
(a) He asks Mrs. Vane’s forgiveness for Sibyl’s death.
(b) He visits Lord Henry.
(c) He looks at the painting.
(d) He sells his worldly possessions.

2. Who hears a noise at the end of Chapter Twenty?
(a) Dorian.
(b) Dorian’s servants.
(c) Mrs. Vane.
(d) Lord Henry.

3. Whose face does Dorian see pressed against the window in Chapter Seventeen?
(a) Lord Henry’s.
(b) Basil’s.
(c) Sibyl’s.
(d) James’s.

4. According to Chapter Thirteen, Basil recognizes the portrait based on his signature and _____.
(a) Setting.
(b) Color palette.
(c) Frame.
(d) Brushwork.

5. What does Dorian tell Lord Henry about what happens on the hunting trip?
(a) It is a good omen.
(b) It is a bad omen.
(c) It could not have been an accident.
(d) It is a symbol of Sibyl’s love.

6. What does Dorian insist about the soul in his discussion with Lord Henry in Chapter Nineteen?
(a) That it is real.
(b) That it carries weight in the heart.
(c) That it can be seen.
(d) That it can be taken.

7. What happens on the hunting trip in Chapter Eighteen?
(a) Dorian is accidentally shot.
(b) A man is accidentally shot and killed.
(c) Dorian sees a wolf.
(d) There is a terrible storm.

8. Who does Dorian visit at the beginning of Chapter Nineteen?
(a) Mrs. Vane.
(b) Basil.
(c) Lord Henry.
(d) The duchess.

9. What happens to Dorian’s portrait during Chapter Eleven?
(a) It deteriorates.
(b) It begins to look more beautiful.
(c) It does not change.
(d) Dorian refuses to look at it, so this is not known.

10. What does Dorian grab in Chapter Twenty?
(a) The portrait.
(b) A knife.
(c) A gun.
(d) Basil’s pocketwatch.

11. Who does Dorian run into at the beginning of Chapter Twelve?
(a) Lord Henry.
(b) James.
(c) Basil.
(d) Victor.

12. According to Lord Henry in Chapter Nineteen, what would spoil Dorian’s life?
(a) Getting married.
(b) Being virtuous.
(c) Asking God’s forgiveness.
(d) Forgiving himself.

13. What is the name of the man who follows Dorian into the street in Chapter Sixteen?
(a) James Vane.
(b) Lord Henry.
(c) Basil Hallward.
(d) Adrian Singleton.

14. What does Dorian realize about his attempt to be virtuous?
(a) It was not enough.
(b) It was in an attempt to get Sibyl back.
(c) It was meant as a joke.
(d) It was hypocritical.

15. When does Chapter Fourteen begin in relation to Chapter Thirteen?
(a) Several hours later.
(b) The next morning.
(c) An indeterminate amount of time.
(d) A week or so later.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the true identity of the man who was accidentally shot in Chapter Eighteen?

2. How does the portrait appear at the end of Chapter Twenty?

3. What does Dorian tell his friend in Chapter Fourteen?

4. What idea does Dorian entertain in Chapter Eighteen?

5. What is the smell in the upper room of Dorian’s house at the end of Chapter Fourteen?

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