Heart of a Dog Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 116 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Heart of a Dog Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 116 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the dog think the gentleman in Chapter 1 smells like?

2. What does Philippovich advise the group of four who visit his office to wear?

3. What is the dog in Chapter 1 said to be lacking? .

4. What once stood in the hallway of Philippovich's building?

5. What is the name of the second doctor at Philippovich's office?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Bormenthal find out about the man whose organs were used for Sharik's surgery?

2. How does Sharik learn to read and why?

3. What direction does Philippovich give Dr. Bormenthal in Chapter 3?

4. What causes Sharik distress early in Chapter 4?

5. How does the dog judge people, and what does he decide about the sharply dressed gentleman?

6. What does Sharik notice when he awakes in the examination room in Chapter 2?

7. What does Philippovich admit after the surgery is complete?

8. In Chapter 2, what does the group of four young people want, and how does Philippovich deal with the situation?

9. In Chapter 3, what does Sharik destroy from Philippovich's office, and why isn't he punished?

10. Why does Bormenthal close his case history at the end of Chapter 5?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze the character Philippovich. What are his defining character traits? What does he do for a living, and how do his profession and interests lead to problems in the novel? What social class does he belong to? How does this influence him?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the social classes as they are portrayed in the novel Heart of a Dog. What social classes are portrayed? Which characters represent the social classes?

Essay Topic 3

Examine and analyze the character Sharikov. What are his defining character traits? How is he connected to Klim and Sharik? What is his relationship like with Philippovich?

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