The Picture of Dorian Gray

The Picture of Dorian Gray
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COMPREHENSION
TEST
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Are these sentences true (T) or false (F)?
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Dorian Gray was twenty years old at the
beginning of the story.
He was thirty-eight at the end.
Lord Henry and Dorian were friends right
up to the time of Dorian’s death.
Lord Henry was the same age as Dorian.
Dorian’s father was a poor soldier.
Sybil Vane was not very beautiful.
James Vane was worried about his sister
before he left home.
Basil Hallward didn’t care about Dorian
after he had painted his picture.
Dorian killed James Vane.
Dorian was not sorry about anything he
had done before he died.
Match a word from A with a definition from B.
A
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2
3
4
5
art
ugly
pleasure
portrait
soul
B
a the part of a person that is not the body
b the feeling of being happy and doing things that
you like
c a painting or picture of a person
d making beautiful things, e.g. pictures and
paintings
e not beautiful
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Choose the right answer. There is only one correct
answer.
1 Where did Lord Henry first meet Dorian?
a
At a dinner party.
b
At Basil Hallward’s house.
c
At the theatre.
Fill in the gaps using: exhibit, influence, paint, sit,
stare. Careful: sometimes you need to change the
form of the word.
a ‘It’s your best work, Basil, the best portrait that
you’ve ever ................ .’
b ‘I can’t ............... the picture in an art gallery.
I’ve put too much of myself into it.’
c ‘Don’t change him. Don’t try to ............... him.’
d ‘He ............... at Lord Henry with wild eyes.’
e ‘Will you come and ............... for another
portrait soon?’
2 What happened to Dorian’s mother?
a
She ran away from home after he was
born.
b
She was murdered.
c
She died soon after Dorian was born.
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3 Where did Dorian first see Sybil?
a
At a dinner party.
b
In a play he was watching.
c
On the steps of a theatre.
T
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4 After a few years, Dorian no longer travelled
outside England. Why?
a
He was afraid that someone would kill
him.
b
He was afraid that someone would see
the picture.
c
He had spent nearly all his money.
5 After he had murdered Basil, Dorian went to
find opium. Why?
a
For pleasure.
b
To forget what had happened.
c
To kill himself.
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Setting
14 Dorian was _____ that he had met Lord Henry.
a F very sad b F surprised c F happy
d F angry
15 Lady Agatha was Basil’s _____.
a F mother b F aunt c F sister d F cousin
16 Dorian Gray was _____ years old.
a F twenty b F thirty c F twenty-five
d F eighteen
17 Dorian had _____ eyes and gold hair.
a F light blue b F green c F brown
d F bright blue
18 Sybil Vane was _____.
a F an artist b F an actress c F a servant
d F a scientist
19 James Vane was going to start a new life in
_____.
a F France b F Australia c F America
d F Spain
20 Alan Campbell was _____.
a F a scientist b F an artist c F a sailor
d F an actor
M U LT I p L e - C H O I C e
TesT
Choose the best answer.
1 Lord Henry and Basil Hallward were _____.
a F brothers b F father and son
c F cousins d F friends
2 Lord Henry lived in _____.
a F London b F Oxford c F Paris
d F Rome
3 Basil Hallward was _____.
a F a teacher b F a Lord c F an artist
d F a servant
4 Basil met Dorian Gray at _____ house.
a F Lord Henry’s b F Lady Agatha’s
c F Lady Brandon’s d F Sybil Vane’s
5 Basil thought Dorian’s beautiful face would
bring him _____.
a F pleasure and evil b F evil and horror
c F trouble and pleasure d F danger and
trouble
6 Basil felt Dorian could _____.
a F help him paint b F change his life
c F help him be an actor d F learn to paint
7 Basil said that the portrait showed the secret of
_____.
a F his life b F his heart c F his art
d F his work
8 Dorian thought that Lord Henry had a _____
voice.
a F loud b F quiet c F beautiful d F soft
9 Lord Henry thought that there was nothing in
the world as important as _____.
a F youth b F pleasure c F life d F evil
10 Lord Henry was _____ Dorian.
a F ten years younger than b F the same age as
c F older than d F one year younger than
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Dialogue
Who said this?
21 ‘It’s your best work, the best portrait that you’ve
ever painted.’
a F Dorian b F Basil c F Lord Henry
d F Lady Brandon
22 ‘When I like people a lot, I never tell their names
to my other friends.’
a F Basil b F Dorian c F Sybil Vane
d F Lord Henry
23 ‘When your youth goes, your beauty will go
with it.’
a F Dorian b F Lady Brandon c F Basil
d F Lord Henry
24 ‘I wish that I could always stay young and that
the picture could grow old.’
a F Lord Henry b F Dorian c F Basil
d F Lady Agatha
25 ‘I thought you fashionable young men never got
up until the afternoon.’
a F Lord Henry b F Lady Brandon
c F Basil d F Lady Agatha
26 ‘Mother, Mother, I’m so happy, and you must be
happy too.’
a F Sybil Vane b Dorian c F Basil
d F Lady Agatha
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Characters
Choose the best answer.
11 Lord Henry’s friends always called him _____.
a F Henry b F Harold c F Harry
d F Herbert
12 When Basil was with Dorian he painted _____.
a F lots of pictures b F lots of people
c F wonderful people d F wonderful pictures
13 Basil never talked when he was _____.
a F painting b F eating c F walking
d F smoking
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27 ‘I’ve heard about a gentleman who visits you
every night at the theatre.’
a F Basil b F Dorian c F Sybil Vane
d F James Vane
28 ‘He can’t marry an actress.’
a F Basil b F James Vane
c F Lord Henry d F Lady Agatha
29 ‘You must not look at it. I don’t want you to see
it.’
a F Dorian b F Basil c F Lord Henry
d F Alan Campbell
30 ‘I’ve done what you asked me to do, and now
goodbye. I never want to see you again.’
a F Basil b F Alan Campbell c F Dorian
d F Lord Henry
40 the part of the person that is not the body
a F scent b F soul c F opium d F portrait
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Plot
Vocabulary
Choose the best answer.
31 the sister of your father or mother
a F daughter b F aunt c F cousin
d F niece
32 a painting or picture of a person
a F portrait b F paint c F sitter
d F exhibit
33 a feeling of very strong fear, dislike, and surprise
a F pleasure b F evil c F horror d F ugly
34 somebody who paints or draws pictures
a F servant b F Lord c F artist
d F scientist
35 being young
a F ugly b F youth c F beauty
d F unconscious
36 to change something or someone; make
someone do what you want
a F influence b F exhibit c F scent
d F stare
37 the feeling of being happy and doing things that
you like
a F evil b F horror c F pleasure
d F youth
38 a drug that is made from flowers and makes
people sleep
a F paradise b F unconscious c F scent
d F opium
39 the time when a man and a woman get married
a F marriage b F paradise c F soul
d F play
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M U LT I p L e - C H O I C e
TesT
Choose the best answer.
41 When Dorian was _____ the picture started to
change.
a F cruel b F happy c F sad d F ugly
42 Dorian kept the portrait in _____.
a F the cellar b F Lord Henry’s house
c F a locked room d F in Basil’s house
43 Sybil Vane killed herself because she _____.
a F hated Dorian b F hated Basil
c F loved Basil d F loved Dorian
44 Dorian became more and more in love with
_____.
a F the flowers in his garden
b F the beauty of his face
c F the theatre d F music and conversation
45 Dorian decided to kill Basil because _____.
a F he knew his secret
b F he wanted the portrait
c F he was his friend
d F he didn’t want him to go to Paris
46 Dorian killed Basil with _____.
a F a gun b F a rope c F a knife
d F opium
47 Dorian saw _____ face watching him at the
window.
a F Sybil Vane’s b F James Vane’s
c F Lady Monmouth’s d F Lord Henry’s
48 The newspapers said that Basil _____.
a F was in Paris b F was alive
c F was in London d F was murdered
49 James Vane found Dorian after _____ years.
a F eighteen b F fifteen c F ten d F three
50 At the end of the story they found a dead man
with _____ in the locked room.
a F a happy face b F a young face
c F a gun in his hand d F a knife in his heart
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