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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Philippovich advise the group of four who visit his office to wear?
(a) Shined shoes.
(b) Neckties.
(c) Overcoats.
(d) Galoshes.

2. What is the name of Philippovich's cook?
(a) Agnessa.
(b) Inna.
(c) Katia.
(d) Darya.

3. How does Dr. Bormenthal feel watching Sharik's transformation?
(a) Like he has committed a crime against nature.
(b) Like a god.
(c) Like he has achieved something amazing.
(d) Like he is going crazy.

4. What does the dog know the well-dressed gentleman is carrying?
(a) Pork chops.
(b) Sausage.
(c) Chicken breast.
(d) Ground beef.

5. What happens on January 6th?
(a) Sharik's teeth shrank in size.
(b) Sharik says "hello."
(c) Sharik's tail drops off.
(d) Sharik started walking upright.

6. What does the typist's lover buy her off with?
(a) Scarves.
(b) Flowers.
(c) Stockings.
(d) Jewellery.

7. Which of the following is not one of the first words Sharik started saying?
(a) Comrade.
(b) No room.
(c) Evening paper.
(d) Cabby.

8. On evenings Philippovich stays in, what does he study in his office?
(a) A surgical reference book.
(b) His research mice.
(c) A jar of human brains.
(d) His father's medical journal.

9. By what date was Sharik's transformation into a human complete?
(a) January 12th.
(b) March 2nd.
(c) January 17th.
(d) January 23rd.

10. Which of the following does the dog NOT decide about the gentleman in Chapter 1?
(a) He wouldn't kick a dog.
(b) He eats well.
(c) He doesn't steal.
(d) He has a calm disposition.

11. How did the man whose organs were used for Sharik's surgery die?
(a) He was in a car accident.
(b) He was poisoned.
(c) He was stabbed.
(d) He was shot.

12. What kind of weather is occurring in Chapter 1?
(a) A blizzard.
(b) A heat wave.
(c) A hail storm.
(d) A thunderstorm.

13. What does the item Bormenthal is carrying smell like to Sharik?
(a) Death.
(b) Meat.
(c) Evil.
(d) A dog.

14. Who is interested to know what is going on with Philippovich's experiment?
(a) The building's doorman.
(b) The press.
(c) Philippovich's father.
(d) The government.

15. How many times had the man whose organs were used for Sharik's surgery been arrested?
(a) Three times.
(b) Two times.
(c) Eight times.
(d) Five times.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Philippovich complain is malfunctioning on a regular basis?

2. How old was the man whose organs were used for Sharik's surgery?

3. What does the dog judge people by?

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

5. Where does the dog forage for food?

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