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The Picture of Dorian Gray
Oscar Wilde
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Summary
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Summary & Analysis
The Preface–Chapter Two
Chapters Three–Four
Chapters Five–Six
Chapters Seven–Eight
Chapters Nine–Ten
Chapters Eleven–Twelve
Chapters Thirteen–Fourteen
Chapters Fifteen–Sixteen
Chapters Seventeen–Eighteen
Chapters Nineteen–Twenty
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Dorian Gray
Lord Henry Wotton
Basil Hallward
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Good vs. Evil
Mortality
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The Preface – Chapter 2
Chapters 3–4
Chapters 5–6
Chapters 7–8
Chapters 9–10
Chapters 11–12
Chapters 13–14
Chapters 15–16
Chapters 17–18
Chapters 19–20
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Dorian Gray
Lord Henry Wotton
Basil Hallward
Sibyl Vane
James Vane
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Context
Plot Overview
Character List
Analysis of Major Characters
Themes, Motifs & Symbols
The Preface-Chapter Two
Chapters Three-Four
Chapters Five-Six
Chapters Seven-Eight
Chapters Nine-Ten
Chapters Eleven-Twelve
Chapters Thirteen-Fourteen
Chapters Fifteen-Sixteen
Chapters Seventeen-Eighteen
Chapters Nineteen-Twenty
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Chapters Eleven-Twelve Quiz
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Chapters Eleven-Twelve Quiz
1
of 5
Why don't people tend to believe the rumors of Dorian's dark, sordid behaviors?
He is so generous
He argues so convincingly
He looks so innocent
He is so wealthy
2
of 5
As the years pass by, to what does Dorian primarily devote himself?
Beautiful things
Education
Old friends
Crime
3
of 5
Why does Dorian have several different copies of the yellow book bound in different colors?
To match his furniture
To confuse the portrait
To match his moods
To give as gifts
4
of 5
What is the fate of most of Dorian's friends?
Wealth and prosperity
Suicide and ruin
Increased social status
They eventually forget Dorian
5
of 5
What does Dorian refer to as "a diary of my life" and "my soul"?
His face
The yellow book
Sibyl
The portrait
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