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

2. Why does Lord Henry think Basil could not have been murdered, according to Chapter Nineteen?

3. What does Dorian realize about his attempt to be virtuous?

4. According to Lord Henry in Chapter Nineteen, what would spoil Dorian’s life?

5. What happens when Dorian excuses himself from the conversation in Chapter Seventeen?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Dorian decide to go to the opium den in Chapter Sixteen?

2. What fears does Dorian have in regards to his painting, according to Chapter Eleven? What does this fear reflect?

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

4. What role does Alan Campbell play in Chapter Fourteen?

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

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

7. Why does Dorian burn Basil’s belongings in Chapter Fifteen?

8. What does Lord Henry’s credo mean?

9. What is the turning point that occurs at the end of Chapter Eighteen? Why is this a turning point?

10. Why does Basil stop Dorian on the street at the beginning of Chapter Twelve?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Define theme. Give at least one example of a theme in The Picture of Dorian Gray. How is this theme identified in the story?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Define hedonism. What role does it play in the story? How does hedonism affect Dorian? Give at least two examples of hedonism from the story.

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