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The Picture of Dorian Gray 1

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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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art ugly pleasure portrait soul

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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 25 marks

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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.

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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. 25 marks

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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

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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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The Picture of Dorian Gray 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 20 marks

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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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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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