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by Oscar Wilde

The Picture ofDorian Gray

T e a c h e r s

M a t e r i a l


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C O N T E N T S

To the Teacher .................................................................................................................... 3

Before Reading ..................................................................................................................... 5

After Reading: Extra Challenges ......................................................................................... 6

After Reading: Group Work ................................................................................................. 7

Possible Answers to Group Work ....................................................................................... 8

Worksheet 1: Chapters 1-6 .................................................................................................. 9

Answers to Worksheet 1 .................................................................................................... 10

Worksheet 2: Chapters 7-12 ............................................................................................... 11

Answers to Worksheet 2 ................................................................................................... 12

Final Test ............................................................................................................................. 13

Answers to Final Test ......................................................................................................... 14

Answers to Questions in the Reader ................................................................................. 15

Copyright 2005 Burlington Books

Before using the following teachers material, we recommend thatyou read the Burlington Reader Series general information leaflet.

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T h e P i c t u r e o f D o r i a n G r a y

T O T H E T E A C H E R

L IS T OF MA IN CHARACTERS

Dorian Gray: a handsome, rich English aristocrat. Sibyl Vane: a beautiful young actress.

Basil Hallward: an artist and friend of Dorian Gray. James Vane: Sibyl Vanes younger brother.

Lord Henry Wotton: a friend of Basils. Alan Campbell: a scientist and a former friend

of Dorian Gray.

PLOT SUMMARY

In the summer of 1870, Basil Hallward is painting a portrait of Dorian Gray, and Lord Henry Wotton is

watching him. Dorian arrives and meets Lord Henry. Basil does not want the two men to become friends

because Dorian is young and innocent, and Lord Henry is cynical and immoral. However, Lord Henry

immediately begins to influence Dorian, stressing the importance of enjoying the present. Soon afterwards,

Dorian sees his finished portrait and he has a strange reaction. He wants the handsome young man in the

picture to grow old instead of him. Basil doesnt like Dorians reaction and tries to destroy the painting, but

Dorian stops him. Basil then gives Dorian the portrait to take home.

A month later, Dorian announces that he is in love with Sibyl Vane, an actress, and invites his friends to see

her performance at the theatre. Sibyls family, however, is worried. They know nothing about her gentleman

friend, not even his name. Sibyls brother James, a sailor, who is leaving for Australia, says he will punish

this man if he hurts Sibyl.

The next night at the theatre, Sibyls performance is very bad. Lord Henry and Basil leave in the middle of

the play, but Dorian stays. Sibyl explains to Dorian she can no longer act because acting isnt important to

her since she fell in love with him. Dorian says he loved her because she was a marvellous actress. Now

she is ordinary and he doesnt want to see her again. Sibyl is terribly upset. Dorian returns home and sees a

change in his portrait there are lines around the mouth and it looks cruel. He understands that the portrait

shows him as he really is. He feels sorry about his behaviour and decides to escape from Lord Henrys bad

influence. The next morning, he writes to Sibyl to apologise and to ask her to marry him.

Lord Henry arrives and tells him that Sibyl has died after taking poison. Lord Henry convinces Dorian that

he (Dorian) is not responsible for Sibyls death and that he must continue to enjoy life. Dorian is too weak

to fight Lord Henrys influence. The next morning Basil comes to ask Dorian if he can take the portrait to

an exhibition in Paris, but Dorian refuses to show Basil the portrait. After Basil leaves, Dorian locks the

portrait in his old study.

For 18 years, Dorian Gray lives a bad life, but he still looks young and handsome. The evening before

Dorians 38th birthday, Basil visits him and tells him he is going to Paris for six months. He also reports

that people are saying terrible things about Dorian, but Dorian says he doesnt care. He shows Basil the

portrait and tells him that the painting is the real Dorian Gray. Basil sees in the portrait a tired, ugly face

with evil eyes. Shocked, he tries to persuade Dorian to change. Dorian thinks about his life for the past 18

years since Basil painted the portrait and introduced him to Lord Henry. With sudden fury, he takes a knife

and kills Basil. Dorian then writes to Alan Campbell, telling him to come to the house immediately. He

orders him to destroy the body or he will reveal secrets about things Alan did in the past.

Dorian goes walking in a poor part of London late at night. A sailor pushes him against a wall. It is James

Vane. James is going to kill Dorian, but Dorian convinces him that the man who knew Sibyl 18 years

earlier would look much older than Dorian. James believes him and lets him go, but an old woman

watching explains to James that Dorian Gray is definitely Sibyls gentleman friend from long ago. James

begins to follow Dorian, who is frightened and stays at home. After a week, Lord Henry suggests

organising a shooting party in the country. During the shooting party, the men shoot at a rabbit between the

trees and a stranger is killed. Dorian later learns that the dead man is James Vane.

Dorian decides to become a better person, but Lord Henry laughs at the idea. At home, Dorian looks at the

portrait to see if it shows his good intentions, but it is as ugly as before. Furious, he stabs the portrait. There

is a terrible cry. When the servants come into the room, they see a beautiful portrait of Dorian Gray on the

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wall. On the floor, they see a dead man with a knife in his heart. The dead mans face is ugly and the eyes

are evil. It is the body of Dorian Gray.

ABOU T T HE AU T H O R

Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) was born in Dublin on October 16, 1854. His mother was a well-known writer,

and as a boy, he was exposed to the literary talk of the time at his mothers Dublin salon. He studied

classics at Trinity College, Dublin, where he was a brilliant student, and later studied at Oxford University,where he wrote poetry, gained a reputation as a scholar and wit and soon became a well-known figure. The

young Wilde had a Bohemian lifestyle: he had long hair and wore velvet knee breeches, and his rooms were

filled with such objects as sunflowers and peacock feathers. His attitudes and manners were ridiculed in the

comic periodical Punch and satirised in the Gilbert and Sullivan comic opera, Patience (1881). However,

his sharp wit, flair and brilliance as a writer gained him many admirers.

Wildes first published work was Poems (1881). After spending a year on a lecture tour in America, Wilde

returned to London in 1884 and married Constance Lloyd, a wealthy Irishwoman. Wildes only novel, The

Picture of Dorian Gray, was published in 1891, and shows how devotion to beauty and pleasure can be

destructive. After this, Wilde wrote four of his most engaging comic plays:Lady Windermeres Fan (1892),

A Woman of No Importance (1893),An Ideal Husband(1895) and The Importance of Being Earnest (1895).Wildes last play, Salom, was later made into an opera by Richard Strauss. Wilde also wrote several short

stories, one of the best known being The Canterville Ghost(1887).

In 1895, Wilde was accused and convicted of sodomy and was sentenced to two years hard labour. He left

prison bankrupt and emotionally destroyed and spent the last years of his life in Paris, where he died of

meningitis on November 30, 1900. For many years after his death, Wilde was vilified for his morals and

attitudes. Today, however, he is considered a brilliant social commentator, an extremely witty author and

one of the main English-speaking dramatists of the late 19th century.

BACKGROUND

The Victorian era in Britain is the period from 1837 to 1901, when Queen Victoria reigned. At that time,

aristocrats and wealthy people had a very luxurious, privileged life. They lived in large houses and

employed many servants. The men did not work and spent their time enjoying themselves going to the

theatre, all kinds of social engagements, shooting parties in the country, etc.

Personal servants were employed by upper-class people to take care of many details of daily life, such

as clothes and personal possessions, arranging the daily timetable of activities, and delivering letters by

hand to and from friends and acquaintances. This was a quick way of getting letters delivered before the

postal system became established. The status of a personal servant was often a little higher than the status

of other household servants.

Shooting parties in the country were a popular pastime for men in Victorian England. Groups of menrode on horseback, wearing special riding clothes. They had hunting dogs to help them find birds, deer,

rabbits and foxes to shoot.

Actresses were not considered respectable women in the Victorian era, at the time The Picture of Dorian

Gray was written. It was not socially acceptable for a man from the upper classes to marry an actress.

Tea is a very popular drink among the British, and in Victorian times was more popular than coffee.

A painters knife is a special knife shaped like a spatula, but with one sharp edge. It is used by painters

to scrape paint off a painting in case of mistakes. It is also used to apply paint. It gives a different texture

to the paint on the canvas than a brush.

In 1770, the British sea-captain, James Cook, discovered the east coast of Australia. In those days,Britain shipped many convicts to its American colonies. This stopped in 1783 when America became

independent and convicts were then sent to Australia. These were the first white people to settle there. In

the 19th and 20th centuries many Britons emigrated to Australia in the hope of making a new and better

life.


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B E F O R E R E A D I N G

SU GG E ST I ON S F O R LEA D- I N AC T I V I T I E S

In pairs, students ask and answer the following questions. Alternatively, you can ask the questions and elicit

the answers from the whole class. (Some suggested answers are provided in italics.)

1. In your opinion, what makes a good friend? (listens to your stories; helps you solve problems; likes the

same activities and people as you do; tells you the truth; makes you laugh)

2. Do you think a photo or a picture can reveal a persons inner character? (Yes: you can tell a lot about a

person by looking at a photo or picture; you get a certain kind of feeling from a photo or picture; No:

its impossible to know what the person is like inside from seeing just one picture of him / her.)

3. In your opinion, is it possible for a young person to make a major change in the way he or she lives?

Explain your answer. (Possible: they are just learning about life, so they can change; they can choose

new friends or a new place to live; Not possible: it is almost impossible to change your personality.

Even if someone tries to change, it will be too difficult to do it for a long period of time.)

4. Imagine you have the opportunity to stay young forever. Will you do it? Why / Why not? (Yes: it is the

best time of life. You have opportunities and adventures. You make friends easily and you dont have

many responsibilities; No: it isnt natural. Your family and friends will grow old. You will miss many

experiences in life.)

KEY VOCABULARY

1. Pre-teach the following key vocabulary. Divide the class into pairs and tell them that they have five

minutes to write a paragraph using as many of the words as possible. The pair with the most words used

correctly wins.

portrait feelings meet hate (v) address worried behave news angry heart

2. Pre-teach the following nouns, adjectives and verbs. Ask pairs of students to write four sentences eachusing at least one noun, verb and adjective in each sentence. They can use each word only once.

sailor soldier actress scientist ugly handsome gentleman

boring caught heard laughed found tired ill thought (v)

BEFORE READING AC T I V I T I E S

The Before Reading activities in the Burlington Reader Series general information leaflet, pages 8-11,

can be applied to The Picture of Dorian Gray.

In addition to the activities in the general leaflet, students can do the following activities.

1. Look at the picture on the front cover of the reader. Describe the picture on the wall and also the young

man. (The picture shows an old man. Hes ugly and looks unhappy and cruel. The young man looks

shocked and also frightened. The painting might be a portrait of the young man. )

2. Read paragraphs 2-4 on page 6. Describe Dorian Gray. (Hes young and handsome with dark curly hair

and bright blue eyes. Hes also innocent and he doesnt know anything about life.)

3. Read paragraphs 6-8 on page 14. What is James reaction after he heard Sibyl talk about her gentleman

friend? (He is worried because Sibyl doesnt know anything about this man.) What does James tell her?

(to be very careful) What does James say he will do if the man hurts her? (hell kill the man)

4. Look at the picture on page 26. Describe what is happening. (Two men are taking a painting upstairs. A

young man is watching them. He doesnt look happy.) What do you think is the reason for this action?(The young man doesnt like the painting and doesnt want to see it.)


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A F T E R R E A D I N G : E X T R A C H A L L E N G E S

MAKE YOU R ST U D E N T S THINK

Here are some points that more advanced students can be asked to consider after reading the book.

1. Describe Dorian Grays character and the changes in his personality during the 18 years the story covers.

2. Why did Basil worry that Dorian was too handsome and could suffer for it one day? Write a short

paragraph listing your ideas.

3. Imagine Sibyl doesnt take poison, but instead reads the letter from Dorian. How will the story be

different?

4. Discuss Mrs Vanes reactions after Sibyl told her about Prince Charming. Do you think Mrs Vane

behaved correctly?

5. In your opinion, was Dorian responsible for Sibyls death? Write a paragraph explaining your answer.

6. James Vane wanted to kill Dorian for hurting his sister. In your opinion, was he right? What else could

he do to punish Dorian?

7. Write a short continuation of the story and describe Lord Henrys reaction after he hears about whathappened to Dorian Gray.

DRAMA AC T IV I TI E S A ND PR O J E C T SUGGESTIONS

You may want to present some of these activities in the students own language.

1. Work in a group of three. Imagine you are three ghosts: Basil, Sibyl and Alan Campbell. Act out a

conversation about Dorian Gray for the class. The three ghosts could be criticising Dorian.

2. Imagine that you are Lord Henry. Write a page in your diary describing the day at Basils studio when

you first met Dorian Gray.

3. Work with a partner. One of you is Sibyls mother and the other is her friend. It is a week after Sibyldied. Write the conversation in which Sibyls mother tells her friend what happened to her daughter

after she met Prince Charming.

4. Imagine you are Dorians friend Basil Hallward. Prepare a speech about what you are going to say to

Dorian on his 38th birthday to persuade him to change his life. Act it out in front of the class.

5. Imagine that you are a private detective following Dorian Gray. You follow Dorian the evening before

his 38th birthday and you watch the nights activities from outside Dorians house. Write a short report

for your boss about the people you see entering and leaving the house during the night.

6. Work with a partner. One of you is a newspaper reporter and one of you is Dorian Gray. Act out the

conversation when the reporter asks Dorian questions about the death of the man in the hunting

accident. Then write the reporters article for the newspaper.7. Work with a partner. One of you is Dorian Grays personal servant and the other is a policeman. The

policeman asks the servant questions after Dorians body is discovered. He asks about Dorians

friends, where he went, his way of life, etc. The servant tells the policeman what he / she knows. Act

out the interview for the class.

8. Make a poster to advertise the film version of The Picture of Dorian Gray. You can also list the names

of famous actors you select to play the parts of Dorian, Lord Henry and Sibyl.

9. Work in a group of three. Prepare the scene between James Vane and Dorian Gray and between James

and the old woman at 2 oclock in the morning after James follows Dorian. Act it out for the class.

10. Use an encyclopedia or other reference book or search on the Internet to find out about a. life in

upper-class English society in Oscar Wildes time or b. a famous portrait painter. Write a paragraphand read it to the class.


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A F T E R R E A D I N G : G R O U P W O R K

TO T HE TEACHER :

1. Hand out this page to each group.

2. Give each group one of the following characters to research: Dorian Gray, Basil Hallward, Lord Henry

Wotton, Sibyl Vane, James Vane, Mrs Vane.

3. The group spokesperson reports the groups findings to the whole class.

TO T HE STUDENTS :

1. In the centre of the page, write the name of the character assigned to your group.

2. At the top of each of the first two squares, write a different characteristic (a word or a phrase) for your

character. Find two or three examples from the text to support each characteristic and write these

examples in the correct square.

3. In the third square, write the name of the person who you think the character interacts with most,

explaining the relationship. In the fourth square, explain the characters importance in the story.

4. The group spokesperson reports the groups findings to the whole class.

See the Burlington Reader Series general information leaflet, pages 13-15, for more After Reading

activities.

1. ___________________ 2. ___________________

3. ___________________

Name of character:

_________________________

4. ___________________


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P O S S I B L E A N S W E R S

Dorian Gray

1. Weak / Easy to influence:

p.8:Lord Henrys strange new ideas were

interesting and stimulating to Dorian. They made a

strong impression on him.

p.19:Dorian could become a better man underSibyls influence.

p.23:Lord Henrys influence was very strong and

Dorian couldnt resist it. He was weak.

2. Bad / Evil:

p.27: For the next 18 years, Dorian Gray lived a

bad life. His other friends were immoral. There

wasnt any good influence in his life.

p.29:In sudden fury, Dorian stabbed Basil.

3.Dorian interacts most with Lord Henry. Lord

Henry has a very strong influence on him andinfluences him to live a bad life.

4.Dorian is the main character. The story shows us

how a young, weak man becomes an evil, immoral

one.

Basil Hallward

1. Good friend:

p.7:Basil was worried that Lord Henry could have

a bad influence on Dorian.

p.28:Basil didnt want to believe bad things about

Dorian.

2. Serious / Thinks about things:

p.6:He worried that Dorian Gray was too

handsome and could suffer for it one day.

p.28-29:He told Dorian to pray for Gods help.

3.Basil interacts most with Dorian. Hes a good

friend to Dorian and he worries about Lord Henrys

bad influence on Dorian.

4.Basil is the most moral / serious person in the

book. Basil wants to help Dorian and tries to

persuade him to change his life. However,

Dorian blames Basil for his bad life.

Lord Henry Wotton

1. Cynical:

p.6:He was cynical and laughed at everything.

2. Immoral and cruel:

p.6:Lord Henry didnt believe in anything or care

about anyone. He saw the bad in everything and

ridiculed the good.

p.36: Someone killed a man during the shooting

party, and in Lord Henrys opinion it was a stupid

accident. He was not shocked or sad.

3.Lord Henry interacts most with Dorian Gray.

His bad influence ruins Dorians life.

4.Lord Henry changes Dorian Grays life. Dorian

was very innocent and happy before he met Lord

Henry. Because of Lord Henrys influence, Dorian

lives a bad life.

Sibyl Vane

1. Beautiful:

p.11: Sibyl Vane was beautiful, 19 years old and amarvellous actress.

p.14:James looked at his beautiful sister.

2. Innocent and emotional:

p.14: Sibyl was sure she could trust Prince

Charming, but she didnt know anything about him.

p. 22-23: She took poison because Dorian didnt

want to see her again.

3. Sibyl interacts most with Dorian. She loves him

and wants to marry him.

4. Sibyl loves Dorian, but this love is not enough tochange Dorian. She kills herself after he says he

doesnt want to see her again.

James Vane

1. Violent:

p.14:James was prepared to kill Sibyls gentleman

friend if he hurt his sister.

p.32:He found the man Sibyl called Prince

Charming and was going to kill him because he

ruined his sisters life.

2. Cares about his family:p.14:He was worried about the situation between

his sister and her Prince Charming. In his opinion,

she should be very careful.

p.14:He wanted to become a rich man and take

care of his mother and sister.

3.James Vane interacts most with his sister, Sibyl.

James cares about Sibyl and tries to protect her

from unhappiness.

4.James Vane cares about his mother and his sister.

He frightens Dorian and tries to kill him because hecaused his sisters death.

Mrs Vane

1. Worried / Sad:

p.13: She was worried and asked many questions.

p.14:James was going to be away from England for

many years and his mother was very sad.

2. Poor:

p.13: She worked, but didnt make much money.

p.14:In her opinion, if the gentleman friend was

rich, it could be a good thing.

3.Mrs Vane interacts most with Sibyl.

4. She worries about her daughter, but doesnt try to

help her daughter think carefully about Prince

Charming.


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A. Choose the correct word in brackets to complete the following sentences.

1. The servant asked Dorian to come (boring / upstairs) to the studio.

2. Lord Henry was happy to (spend / meet) young Dorian Gray.

3. Sibyl Vane was 19 years old and was a marvellous (play / actress).

4. When you see Sibyl act, youll understand my (feelings / performance) for her, said Dorian.

5. In Basils opinion, perhaps Sibyl was (ugly/ ill) when she acted badly in the play.

6. Dorian wants to marry Sibyl, but hes (making / doing) a mistake, Basil thought.

7. Lord Henry took his (armchair / coat) and left the theatre.

8. Lord Henry spoke to Dorian in a (kind/ thin) voice.

B. Complete the sentences with words from the box below.

trembling laughed shoulder gentleman news country dark worried

1. The man in the portrait has got ........................ curly hair and bright blue eyes.

2. Basil was ........................ that perhaps Dorian Gray was too handsome.

3. Lord Henry visited his uncle, an old ........................ called Lord Fermor.

4. Dorian lived in the ........................ until his grandfather died.

5. Well love each other forever, said Sibyl and she ........................ happily.

6. Did you hear the ........................ about Dorian and Sibyl? Lord Henry asked.

7. Sibyl looked at Dorian in horror and her hands were ........................ .

8. Lord Henry sat next to Dorian and put his arm around Dorians ........................ .

C. Match A and B to form sentences.

A B

1. Dorian fell in love with Sibyl ...... a. as he really was, with a cruel face.

2. James Vane was going to Australia ...... b. there was going to be an investigation.

3. Dorians friends left the theatre ...... c. and Dorian could not resist it.

4. Dorian was surprised to see Sibyl ...... d. when he saw her act inRomeo and Juliet.

5. Dorians portrait showed him ...... e. happy and smiling after the play.

6. Dorian wrote Sibyl a letter ...... f. and his family was very sad.7. Sibyl didnt die accidentally and ...... g. but Dorian stayed until the end of the performance.

8. Lord Henrys influence was very ...... h. to ask her to marry him.

strong

D. Put the following sentences in the order they happened in the story.

...... a. Sibyl told her mother about Prince Charming.

...... b. Lord Fermor told Lord Henry about Dorians parents.

...... c. Basil wanted to destroy the portrait of Dorian.

...... d. Dorian stood in front of his portrait and studied it carefully.

...... e. Lord Henry said to Dorian, You must forget Sibyl and enjoy life.

...... f. Lord Henry explained his philosophy of life to Dorian.

...... g. Dorian asked Sibyl about her bad performance. He was angry and perplexed.

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W o r k s h e e t 1 : C h a p t e r s 1 - 6

A N S W E R S

A. 1. upstairs

2. meet

3. actress

4. feelings

5. ill6. making

7. coat

8. kind

B. 1. dark

2. worried

3. gentleman

4. country

5. laughed6. news

7. trembling

8. shoulder

C. 1. d

2. f

3. g

4. e

5. a6. h

7. b

8. c

D. 1. f

2. c

3. b

4. a

5. g6. d

7. e


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A. Match the words in A with their correct definition in B.

A B

1. heart ...... a. the opposite of remember

2. caught ...... b. closed with a key

3. pocket ...... c. the centre of a persons feelings and emotions

4. safe ...... d. captured

5. cupboard ...... e. a persons street name, street number and city

6. forget ...... f. the part of a shirt, skirt or trousers for carrying things

7. address ...... g. a place in a room for keeping things

8. locked ...... h. not in danger

B. Complete the sentences with words from A above.

1. Lord Henry said to Dorian, You must ........................ Sibyl and enjoy life.

2. After the workmen left, Dorian ........................ the door of the old study.

3. Dorian hid Basils coat and bag in a ........................ in the living room.

4. James suddenly ........................ Dorian and pushed him against the wall.

5. Dorian wondered, Where did he get my name and ........................ ?

6. After the accident, Dorians servants found a pistol in the dead mans ........................ .

7. Dorian thought to himself, Im ........................ . Now I wont be frightened any more.

8. The servants saw a dead man on the floor with a knife in his ........................ .

C. Write T (True) or F (False) next to each sentence.

...... 1. Dorian went to visit Mrs Vane after Sibyl died.

...... 2. Basil wanted to take the portrait of Dorian to an exhibition in Paris.

...... 3. Dorian was worried that his servants could be curious about moving the portrait.

...... 4. For 18 years, Dorian lived a bad life.

...... 5. Dorian took his gun and shot Basil in the neck.

...... 6. Alan Campbell and Dorian were once friends.

...... 7. James Vane learned from an old woman that Dorian Gray was Prince Charming.

...... 8. Dorian organised a shooting party to kill James Vane.

...... 9. After Dorian was dead, the servants saw a portrait of the young, handsome Dorian.

...... 10. Dorians servants recognised his body by his ugly, evil eyes.

D. There are four false sentences in exercise C above. Correct them.

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A N S W E R S

A. 1. c

2. d

3. f

4. h

5. g

6. a

7. e

8. b

B. 1. forget

2. locked

3. cupboard

4. caught

5. address

6. pocket

7. safe

8. heart

C. 1. F

2. T

3. T

4. T

5. F

6. T

7. T

8. F

9. T

10. F

D. 1. Dorian did not visit Mrs Vane.

5. Dorian took a knife and stabbed Basil in the neck.

8. Lord Henry organised a shooting party for Dorian to forget his problems.

10. Dorians servants recognised his body by the rings on its fingers.


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A. Choose the correct answer.

1. After Lord Henry met Dorian, Basil was

worried because

a. Lord Henry liked to use other peoples

money.

b. he saw that Lord Henry and Dorian liked

each other.

c. Lord Henry and Dorian did not invite

him to dinner.

2. Basil thought that Sibyl

a. was not an appropriate wife for Dorian.

b. and Dorian were too young to marry.

c. was a good influence on Dorians life.

3. James Vane was going to Australia

a. because he had problems with the police.

b. to escape from his mother and sister.c. to make his fortune.

4. Dorian put a cloth over the portrait because

a. he wanted to send it to an exhibition in

Paris.

b. he did not want Sibyl to see it.

c. it was ugly and it made him sad.

5. Basil saw the changes in Dorians portrait and

a. felt shocked and ill.

b. decided that Dorian should destroy the

portrait.

c. knew that Lord Henry was responsible.

6. After Alan Campbell destroyed Basils body,

a. he killed himself in Dorians old study.

b. he stopped speaking to Dorian and left

the house immediately.

c. he left his chemicals and instruments

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F I N A L T E S T

30 points (5 points each)

45 points (3 points each)

25 points

B. Choose the correct answer.

Dorian Gray was a (1. handsome / curly), innocent young man when Basil painted his portrait. In

Basils studio, Dorian (2. destroyed / met) cynical Lord Henry Wotton. Lord Henry and Dorian became

friends, and soon Dorian became enchanted with Sibyl Vane, a beautiful (3. shoulder / actress). Sibyl

loved Dorian, although her family was worried because she didnt really know anything about her

(4. gentleman / country) friend. Dorian invited Lord Henry and Basil to see Sibyl act inRomeo and

Juliet, but her (5. performance / news) was very bad. How (6. must / can) I imitate love when I

know the real emotion? she asked him. Dorian didnt want to see Sibyl again and told her that. The

same night he saw changes (7. in / with) his portrait. It looked cruel.

Dorian then understood that Sibyl was good and (8. angry / sweet). He wanted to marry her, but it was

too late because Sibyl took (9. poison / feelings) and died. For the next 18 years, Dorian led a bad life

and (10. much / many) of his friends were immoral people. One night, Dorian showed Basil the

(11. ugly / strong) changes in his portrait and in sudden fury, Dorian stabbed Basil in the

(12. cupboard / neck). Later that night, James Vane (13. catches / caught) Dorian and almost killed

him. Dorian escaped but he wasnt satisfied with his life. He decided to become a (14. best / better)

man, but his portrait did not show his good intentions. Dorian stabbed it with all his strength. Soon the

servants arrived and saw a dead man with a knife in his (15. address / heart). It was the body ofDorian Gray.

C. Choose one topic and write a paragraph. Your paragraph should be at least 30 words long.

1. Explain why the title The Picture of Dorian Gray is appropriate for the story.

2. Explain how Basil Hallward tried to be a good friend to Dorian.

3. Describe Lord Henrys philosophy of life.


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F i n a l T e s t

A N S W E R S

A. 1. b

2. a

3. c

4. c

5. a

6. b

B. 1. handsome

2. met

3. actress

4. gentleman

5. performance

6. can

7. in8. sweet

9. poison

10. many

11. ugly

12. neck

13. caught

14. better

15. heart

C. Accept all logical and grammatically correct answers.

Possible points for inclusion:

1. The picture shows the real character of Dorian Gray. At the beginning of the story, Basil paints a

picture of Dorian. It is very good and shows a handsome, innocent young man. Soon Lord Henry

begins to influence Dorian and Dorian begins to change. After Sibyls bad performance, Dorian is

cruel to Sibyl and that same night, he sees changes in the picture. There are lines around the mouth

and it looks cruel. He puts the picture in his old study because he does not want to see it. After Sibyl

dies, Dorian spends more and more time with Lord Henry. For the next 18 years, Dorian lives a bad

life, but he still looks young. The evening before Dorians 38th birthday, Basil visits Dorian and

Dorian shows Basil the picture. It shows an ugly, tired man with evil eyes. That is the real Dorian

Gray. At the end of the story, after Dorian is dead, the picture changes again to show the young,

handsome Dorian from 18 years earlier.

2. Basil likes Dorian. He knows that Dorian is young and innocent. Hes frightened that Dorian could

become friends with Lord Henry. Basil worries about Dorian after Lord Henry begins to influence

Dorian, but he doesnt know what he can do to help Dorian. Basil does not think Sibyl is an

appropriate wife for Dorian, but he feels sad for Dorian after Sibyls bad performance. Later in the

story, Basil does not want to believe bad things about Dorian and tells Dorian that people are

saying terrible things about him. After Basil sees the ugly changes in the portrait, he feels sad and

shocked. He tries to persuade Dorian to change and to ask for Gods help. He still wants to be a

good friend to Dorian, but it is too late. Dorian stabs him in the neck.

3. Lord Henry Wotton is cynical and he laughs at everything. He doesnt believe in anything and hedoesnt care about anyone. He sees only the bad in everything and he ridicules the good. Nothing is

important to him and he spends his life drinking and going to parties. In his opinion, life is short,

pleasure is the only important thing and love does not exist. It is just a word. Lord Henry influences

Dorian to live a bad life, and he enjoys this.


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Chapter 1

1. He was very handsome, with his dark curly hair

and bright blue eyes.

2. Basil painted much better than usual. Dorian

was a very special young man.

3. Lord Henry knew a lot about life, but he didnt

believe in anything and he didnt care about

anyone. He only saw the bad in everything and

ridiculed the good. Nothing was important to

him and he spent his life going to parties and

drinking.

4. Lord Henry told Dorian about his journeys, his

experiences and his cynical philosophy of life.

Dorian listened carefully. He learned new things

and heard strange new ideas. They confused him.Chapter 2

1. a. After Lord Henrys words, Dorian couldnt

appreciate it any more.

b. Because of Dorian, Basil now hated the

picture and didnt want it any more.

2. He took it quickly and turned towards the

portrait. But Dorian saw him with the knife in

his hand, and before Basil could do anything,

Dorian stopped him.

3. He remembered Lord Henry laughing and he

was worried about his young friends future.

4. She was a very beautiful girl and all the men

were in love with her, but she fell in love with a

poor young man. He was a soldier. Her family

was angry, so she left home and married the

young man secretly. He died a year later in a

duel, and Lady Margaret died a few months

after him.

5. Lord Kelso took the child to his home in the

country and Dorian lived there until his

grandfather died. Then Dorian finished school inLondon.

Chapter 3

1. One evening, when Dorian was walking through

a poor part of London, he passed an old theatre.

There was a man outside, trying to convince

people to go into the theatre and see the play.

Fortunately he listened to the man. Sibyl was

playing Juliet in Shakespeares play,Romeo and

Juliet.

2. She lived in a modest house with her mother

and her brother, James.

3. He was very handsome and aristocratic and rich,

too. He admired and loved her, and he was very

good to her.

4. Some people made a fortune in Australia and

James wanted to try. He was probably going to

be away from England for many years.

Chapter 4

1. It was terrible because an actress wasnt an

appropriate wife for Dorian. Dorian was an

aristocratic young man with a position in

society.

2. Something happened between them. They kissed

for the first time, then Dorian sent her a letter

and declared his love.

3. Her voice was weak and unnatural, and she

acted her part without emotion and without

understanding.

4. There were only a few people in the theatre.Dorian went to Sibyls dressing room. He was

very surprised when he saw her. She was happy

and smiling.

5. It was because of Dorian. How could she imitate

love in a play, now that she knew the real

emotion? He taught her the difference between

real life and acting, and acting wasnt important

to her any more.

6. She looked at Dorian in horror and she was

trembling. Then she fell on the floor and cried.

She was very unhappy.

Chapter 5

1. In the portrait, everything was the same, except

his mouth. There were lines around it and it

looked cruel. In the mirror, his mouth was

beautiful and there werent any lines around it.

2. All the changes in his life will appear on his

portrait and not on his real face.

3. It was ugly and it made him sad. He took a big

cloth and threw it over the portrait.

4. The picture was the same as the night before.The lines around the mouth were still there and

his face still looked cruel.

Chapter 6

1. Sometimes Lord Henrys letters were cruel and

they hurt Dorians feelings.

2. Sibyl was dead.

3. Sibyl didnt die accidentally. She took some

poison and another actress found her on the

floor of her dressing room.

4. He (Dorian) wasnt responsible for what Sibyl

did. He didnt want to sit at home and be sad, so

he decided to go to dinner and the theatre with

Lord Henry that evening as usual.

These answers relate to the questions on pages 40-43 of the reader itself.


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Chapter 7

1. In Basils opinion, Dorian didnt have a heart

and he didnt have any emotions.

2. There was going to be an exhibition of his

pictures in Paris and he wanted to take Dorians

portrait there. It was his best work.

3. He decided to hide it upstairs in his old study. He

didnt use it now and nobody ever went in there.4. The servant mustnt see the workmen carrying

the picture to the old study. If he takes a note to

Lord Henry, he wont be at home for an hour.

5. The workmen came into the room. Very

carefully, they carried the heavy picture upstairs

to Dorians old study. When they left, Dorian

locked the door and put the key in his pocket.

Chapter 8

1. In the street near his house, he passed a man.

The man was carrying a coat and a bag. It was

Basil, but Dorian didnt want to speak to him.

2. Everyone in London was talking about Dorian

and they were saying terrible things.

3. He saw a tired, ugly face with evil eyes. It was

clearly the face of a very bad person. After a few

seconds, he recognised the face. It was Dorian.

4. He looked at his old friend. Then he cleaned the

knife, put it on the desk and left the study

silently, locking the door behind him.

5. It was the servants free day and his personal

servant was in the kitchen.Chapter 9

1. He saw Basils coat and bag and hid them in a

cupboard. He planned to burn them later.

2. Dorian called his personal servant from the

kitchen and sent him to Alan Campbells house

with the note. Alan Campbell arrived an hour

later.

3. Alan did some very bad things years ago. They

were secret but Dorian knows about them. If

Alan doesnt help him, Dorian will tell people

about them.

4. He went upstairs to the old study, opened the

door and looked inside. He put the cloth over

the picture again and smiled with satisfaction.

Then he locked the door, went downstairs and

prepared to go out.

Chapter 10

1. He was wearing blue clothes and he had tattoos

on his arms. He looked like a sailor and had a

pistol in his hand.

2. He was looking for Sibyls Prince Charming and

he heard an old woman say the name. He was

going to kill Dorian.

3. Sibyl knew Prince Charming 18 years beforeand Dorian was a small child then, so he

couldnt be Prince Charming.

4. He went with Dorian under a street light and

looked at his face. He saw a young man, so it

was impossible that he was Prince Charming.

5. If he finds Dorian again, hell kill him.

Chapter 11

1. He saw a face outside the window. Somebody

was looking into the room and watching him. It

was James Vane.

2. Dorian and his friends went out shooting.

3. A rabbit ran between the trees and a few of

Dorians friends tried to shoot it. A second later,

there was a horrible cry. It sounded like a

human cry and everyone stopped shooting.

4. The man looked like a sailor. He was wearing

blue clothes and had tattoos on his arms. They

also found a pistol in his pocket.

5. The dead man was on the floor in a corner and

there was a cloth over his face. The servant

removed the cloth and Dorian looked at themans face. It was James Vane. Dorian was safe.

Chapter 12

1. He wasnt satisfied with his life. He wasnt a

nice person and he was going to change.

2. He died two weeks ago. It was suicide. He

didnt leave a note and nobody understands

what happened.

3. Alan Campbell and Basil both disappeared on

the same night.

4. There wasnt any change. The face was as ugly as

before, and the evil eyes were exactly the same.

5. On the wall, they saw a beautiful picture of

Dorian Gray, looking young and handsome.

Then they looked at the floor and saw a dead

man with a knife in his heart. The dead mans

face was very ugly and the eyes were evil.

6. They saw Dorians rings on his fingers.

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