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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Where does Dorian go at the end of Chapter Fifteen?
2. What happens on the hunting trip in Chapter Eighteen?
3. What occupation does Dorian discover the man who was accidentally shot had?
4. How does Basil advise Dorian about his influence over other youths?
5. Who does Dorian send for after breakfast in Chapter Fourteen?
Short Essay Questions
1. What reinvigorates Dorian when he ventures out of his home after the incident in Chapter Seventeen?
2. Why does Dorian tell Lord Henry in Chapter Eighteen that he wishes he could love?
3. Why does Dorian get angry with Basil in Chapter Thirteen?
4. Why does Basil stop Dorian on the street at the beginning of Chapter Twelve?
5. Why does Dorian see red paint on the hand of his likeness in the portrait at the end of Chapter Fourteen?
6. What moral can be taken from Dorian’s experiences in The Picture of Dorian Gray?
7. What fears does Dorian have in regards to his painting, according to Chapter Eleven? What does this fear reflect?
8. What does the hare in Chapter Eighteen symbolize?
9. Why does Wilde not reveal the secret that Dorian uses to blackmail Alan?
10. What is the significance of the conversation between Lord Henry and Dorian about the nature of the soul in Chapter Nineteen?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe the relationship between Dorian and Sibyl. How does it begin? How does it end? What role does their relationship play in The Picture of Dorian Gray?
Essay Topic 2
Compare and contrast the relationship between Dorian and Basil with the relationship between Dorian and Lord Henry. How do their interactions with Dorian affect him? What is the purpose of each of their relationships throughout the story?
Essay Topic 3
Define irony and list the three types. Identify at least one example of each type of irony from the story. Is Wilde’s use of irony effective? Why or why not?
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