NAME:_______________________________________________ GROUP:_________ DATE:_____________________

TOTAL MARKS

15

The Picture of Dorian Gray - Oscar Wilde (Macmillan)

1. Are these sentences TRUE or FALSE? Correct the false sentences. (4 MARKS)
True False
a. Basil did not want to show the portrait of Dorian Gray
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because it wasnt finished.
b. Basil tells Dorian to enjoy life and do everything that
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he wanted.
c. Dorian was engaged to be married to Sibyl Vane.
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d. Sibyl drunk some poison.
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e. Dorian kept his portrait in the library.
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f. Dorian stabbed his friend Basil.
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g. Alan Campbell helped Dorian because they were very
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good friends.
h. Dorian was killed by James Vane.
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2. Read the paragraphs and answer the questions about them. (4 MARKS)
a. I wish that I could always be young. I wish that the picture could grow old instead of me. I would give
anything and everything for this to happen. I would give my soul!
How did his wish come true?
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b. Yes. Sibyl didnt arrive home after the play. Her mother went to the theatre at about midnight. Sibyl was
dead, lying in her room.
Why did Sibyl kill herself?
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c. You think that nobody can see another mans soul, Dorian said. Youre wrong. Pull away that cloth and
you will see mine.
What did Dorian show to make Basil see his soul? What does his soul look like?
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d. A farm-worker took away the handkerchief. Then Dorian looked down at the face and gave a cry of joy.
Who was the man who had been shot? Why was he in that house in the country?
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3. Fill in the gaps with one of the words from the box. (2 MARKS)
PAINTED
a.
b.
c.
d.

CARE

LOVE

INFLUENCE

CARRIAGES

FAINTED

CARS CLOTH

INQUIRY

PORTRAIT

There were people walking and people sitting in _____________ pulled by horses.
He decided to do everything he wanted to do. He decided not to __________ about other people.
There is going to be an inquest an _____________ to find out about her death.
In the next room they found Dorian. He was lying on the floor next to a window. He had ____________

5. Who is who? Match the names with the information given in the boxes. Write the numbers under the names of
the characters. (3 MARKS)
Harry Wotton
.
Basil Hallward
.
Dorian Gray
.
Sybil Vane
.
James Vane
.
Alan Campbell
.

1. Has black hair and a strong,

intelligent face
2. Wants to take revenge on
Dorian
3. Paints the portrait of Dorian

7. His real name was Henry

13. Is an orphan

8. A sailor

14. A very good artist

9. Loves wearing many rings

4. Smokes opium to forget

10. A rich man friend of Dorian

and Basil
11. Stays good-looking all his life

15. Helps to destroy Basils

body
16. Has blond hair, bright
blue eyes and a pale face
17. A pretty young actress

12. Went to Australia

18. Is never serious

5. Encourages Dorian to
become evil
6. Dorian is very important to
him

6. Match the pictures to the sentences. (2 MARKS)

a) He pushed the knife into Basils neck. Basils head hit the table.
b) Dorian went straight to the portrait. He quickly pulled away the cloth.
c) In the light of the street lamp, James Vane saw the face of a beautiful young man.
d) Dorian watched while two servants carried the painting up to the attic room.
e) Suddenly Dorian ran across the room and pulled the knife from Basils hand.
f ) Soon they pulled the body of a man out of the trees. Dorian watched in horror.

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Complete the information

DID YOU FIND THE BOOK
DID YOU LIKE IT?
YES

TOO EASY?

EASY?
NO

ALRIGHT?
DIFFICULT?
WHY? ______________________________________