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

2. What youth does Dorian find in Chapter Sixteen, whom he is said to have corrupted?

3. What does Dorian do to the portrait in Chapter Twenty?

4. Where is Basil going to go, according to Chapter Twelve?

5. How does Lord Henry praise Dorian’s life in Chapter Nineteen?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Dorian swoon and feel chills throughout dinner in Chapter Seventeen?

2. What is the significance of Lord Henry changing the subject when Dorian mentions his desire to reform?

3. What does the hare in Chapter Eighteen symbolize?

4. Why is Dorian so conflicted in Chapter Fifteen?

5. Explain the hypocrisy in Dorian’s attempt to reform himself.

6. What logic does Dorian use to escape from James at the end of Chapter Sixteen?

7. What is Dorian’s obsession in Chapter Eighteen?

8. Why does Dorian get angry with Basil in Chapter Thirteen?

9. What does Basil wonder about Dorian in Chapter Twelve? Why?

10. What does Dorian mean when he says he will show Basil his soul in Chapter Twelve?

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

Identify the elements of Freytag’s Pyramid. Give at least one example from The Picture of Dorian Gray for each element of Freytag’s Pyramid.

Essay Topic 3

Define motif. How is a motif used in literature? Give at least one example of a motif in The Picture of Dorian Gray. Is this motif effective in the story? Why or why not?

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