1. What does the preface praise?
2. What idea does the preface repudiate?
3. At the end of the preface, Wilde says: “All art is quite ___________.”
4. Where does the novel begin?
5. What do Basil and Lord Henry discuss? (Hint: Lord Henry admires this)
6. What is Basil Hallward’s profession?
7. Describe Lord Henry’s character.
8. Why does Basil refuse Lord Henry’s suggestion to exhibit [the answer to #5]?
9. How does Lord Henry describe his married life?
10. When Lord Henry presses him, Basil describes how he met his young subject, Dorian Gray. Where did they meet?
11. What has Dorian become for Basil since then?
12. Lord Henry remembers where he heard the name Dorian Gray before. Where? Or from whom?
13. When the butler announces that Dorian Gray has arrived, Lord Henry insists on meeting him. Basil reluctantly agrees but begs his friend not to try to ___________ the young man.
14. Basil introduces Dorian to Lord Henry. Dorian begs Lord Henry to stay and talk to him while he sits for Basil. Henry discusses his personal philosophy. How would you summarize his personal philosophy?
15. While praising Dorian’s youth and beauty in the garden, Lord Henry also warns him. What was the warning about?
16. He urges Dorian to live life to its fullest, to spend his time “always searching for new _______________” rather than devoting himself to “common” or “vulgar” pastimes.
17. After the portrait is complete, looking at it makes Dorian unhappy. Why?
18. What does Basil try to do about the painting?
19. To whom does Basil say he’s going to give the painting as a gift?
20. Despite Basil’s objections, where do Dorian and Lord Henry plan to go later that evening?
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