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The following text is from Oscar Wilde's 1890 novel The Picture of Dorian Gray. Dorian is seeing his portrait painted by Basil Hallward, for the first time."Dorian made no answer, but passed listlessly in front of his picture and turned towards it. When he saw it he drew back, and his cheeks flushed for a moment with pleasure. A look of joy came into his eyes, as if he had recognized himself for the first time. He stood there motionless and in wonder, dimly conscious that Hallward was speaking to him, but not catching the meaning of his words. The sense of his own beauty came on him like a revelation. He had never felt it before."According to the text, what is true about Dorian?A. Dorian is distracted by the beauty of the paintingB. Dorian believes that what Hallward is saying is unimportant.C. Dorian does not recognize his own imageD. Dorian is prone to embarrassment

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