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Comprehension Test
The Picture of Dorian Gray
Oscar Wilde
1 Are these sentences true (T) or false (F)?
a Dorian Gray was twenty years old at the beginning of the story.
b He wasthirty-eight at the end.
c Lord Henry and Dorian were friends right up to the time of Dorian’s death.
d Lord Henry was the same age as Dorian.
e Dorian’s father was a poor soldier.
FSybil Vane was not very beautiful.
g James Vane was worried about his sister before he left home.
h Basil Hallward didn’t care about Dorian after he had painted his picture.
iDorian killed James Vane.
j Dorian was not sorry about anything he had done before he died.
30 marks
2 Mark the right answer. There is only one correct answer.
1 Where did Lord Henryfirst meet Dorian?
a At a dinner party.
b At Basil Hallward’s house.
c At the theatre.
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.
3 Where did Dorian first see Sybil?
a At a dinner party.
b In a play he was watching.
c On thesteps of a theatre.
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

3 Match a word from A with a definition from B.
A
1 Art
2 Ugly
3 Pleasure
4 Portrait
5 Soul
B
a The part of a person that is not the body
bThe 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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