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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who does Lord Henry visit after learning more about Dorian?
(a) Basil.
(b) Lady Agatha.
(c) Dorian.
(d) Lord Fermor.

3. Why is James reluctant to leave his family?
(a) He does not want to go to war.
(b) He is worried about Sibyl.
(c) He knows they will spend money poorly.
(d) He fears Sibyl will try to follow him.

4. What does Dorian ask his housekeeper for in Chapter Ten?
(a) A schoolroom key.
(b) Pen and paper.
(c) A cup of tea.
(d) A cellar key.

5. How does Dorian react to Sibyl’s performance in Chapter Seven?
(a) He is heartbroken.
(b) He falls deeper in love.
(c) He is apathetic.
(d) He is angry.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sibyl say is the cause of her performance in Chapter Seven?

2. What news about Dorian is shared at the end of Chapter Four?

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

4. What does Dorian think of the book, according to the end of Chapter Ten?

5. What does Basil do while Lord Henry and Dorian talk in Chapter Two?

Short Essay Questions

1. What pledges do James and Sibyl each make at the end of Chapter Five?

2. What does Lord Henry think of the story of Dorian’s past?

3. How does Dorian react when Basil offers his condolences about Sibyl’s death?

4. What reaction does Dorian have to the yellow book? What does the yellow book signify?

5. Why is Dorian’s past considered dark?

6. Why does Basil not want to exhibit the portrait of Dorian, according to Chapter One?

7. How does Lord Henry want Dorian to see Sibyl’s death?

8. Why does Basil say he originally did not want Dorian to see the painting?

9. How does Dorian end up with the portrait at the end of Chapter Two?

10. How does Dorian deal with his emotion about Sibyl’s death at the end of Chapter Ten?

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