1. Why is the last sentence of the first paragraph important?

2. “Poor Basil! what a horrible way for a man to die!” (p. 189) How does this sentence “feel”?

3. “When they met in socety now, it was only Dorian Gray who smiled; Alan Campbell never did.” (p. 190) What can you imagine that might explain this state of affairs?

4. Why can this be important?

5. “They don’t interest me any more.” “How dare you ask me, of all men in the world (...)?” (p. 193) What do these sentences suggest?

6. “It was suicide.” (p. 193) To what extent can Basil be said to have committed suicide?

7. What new crime does Dorian commit p. 195-6?

8. What new crime does Campbell help Dorian commit?

9. When Dorian sends his servant to a florist’s (p. 198), what effect does this have on the reader?

10. What is new on Basil’s portrait? (p. 199) Why?

11. What does Dorian do before he lets Campbell in the schoolroom? (p. 199)

12. What does “the thing” (p. 200) refer to?