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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What source of light is used to show Basil the portrait?
(a) An electric lamp.
(b) An oil lamp.
(c) A candle.
(d) The sun.

2. When does Dorian dress at the end of Chapter Fifteen?
(a) Seven in the evening.
(b) Nine in the morning.
(c) Sometime around noon.
(d) Midnight.

3. What happens when Dorian excuses himself from the conversation in Chapter Seventeen?
(a) Sibyl approaches him.
(b) A storm suddenly appears.
(c) Lord Henry hits him.
(d) He swoons.

4. According to Chapter Fourteen, how does Dorian feel when he thinks about the events that occurred in Chapter Thirteen?
(a) Fear about Lord Henry.
(b) Pride over Sibyl.
(c) Hatred toward Basil.
(d) Remorse over Sibyl.

5. Why does Lord Henry think Dorian could not have murdered Basil?
(a) He thinks Dorian lacks the detachment needed to murder.
(b) He thinks murder is too vulgar for a man like Dorian.
(c) He does not think Basil is dead.
(d) He thinks Dorian loved Basil too much to kill him.

6. Where does Dorian decide to go at the beginning of Chapter Eighteen?
(a) He stays home.
(b) The Vane home.
(c) The theater.
(d) To Lord Henry’s estate.

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

8. Who follows Dorian into the street in Chapter Sixteen?
(a) Basil.
(b) Lord Henry.
(c) A sailor.
(d) A police officer.

9. What do the ladies discuss in Chapter Fifteen before they leave the gentlemen to talk?
(a) Marriage.
(b) Lady Agatha.
(c) Scandal.
(d) Politics.

10. What does Dorian do to Basil in Chapter Thirteen?
(a) Laugh at him.
(b) Throw him out of his house.
(c) Kill him.
(d) End their friendship.

11. What youth does Dorian find in Chapter Sixteen, whom he is said to have corrupted?
(a) Alan Campbell.
(b) Adrian Singleton.
(c) John Worthing.
(d) James Vane.

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

13. What is the focus of Dorian’s study, according to Chapter Eleven?
(a) The yellow book.
(b) Lord Henry.
(c) Art and music.
(d) Beautiful things.

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

15. How does Dorian react to Basil’s request?
(a) He verbally attacks Basil.
(b) He cries.
(c) He walks away.
(d) He laughs.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the man who follows Dorian into the street in Chapter Sixteen?

2. Who hears a noise at the end of Chapter Twenty?

3. What occupation does Dorian discover the man who was accidentally shot had?

4. What happens to Dorian throughout dinner in Chapter Seventeen?

5. According to Chapter Fifteen, what relation of Lady Narborough has a sad life?

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