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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 is the relationship between James and Sibyl?
(a) Father and daughter.
(b) Cousins.
(c) They were once engaged.
(d) Brother and sister.

2. What philosophy does Lord Henry discuss at dinner in Chapter Three?
(a) Buddhism.
(b) Stoicism.
(c) Freud’s psychology.
(d) Hedonism.

3. When does Dorian wake up in Chapter Eight?
(a) After noon.
(b) Before dawn.
(c) Around nine.
(d) Mid-morning.

4. Who introduced Dorian to Sibyl?
(a) A playhouse owner.
(b) James.
(c) Lord Henry.
(d) Mrs. Vane.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does James learn about his parents at the end of Chapter Five?

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

3. Who arrives at the end of Chapter One?

4. What career path does Sibyl suggest for James?

5. Why does Lord Henry become more fascinated by Dorian in Chapter Three?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why was Dorian in the slums in Chapter Four?

2. What is the reason for the change in Sibyl in Chapter Seven?

3. What decision does Dorian make in his life as a result of Sibyl’s suicide?

4. How does Sibyl avoid discussing Dorian with James while they walk together?

5. What does Basil think of the change in Dorian, according to Chapter Nine?

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

7. Why does Lord Henry not pass judgment on Dorian’s engagement?

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

9. Why does Dorian see a faint sneer on his portrait at the end of Chapter Seven?

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

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