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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What about Sharik nearly drives Philippovich crazy in Chapter 5?
(a) The amount of noise he makes at night.
(b) His odour.
(c) His habit of sleeping all day.
(d) His mannerisms and speech.

2. Where is Sharik locked up in Chapter 4?
(a) In Philippovich's office.
(b) The examination room.
(c) The hallway.
(d) A bathroom.

3. What group are the four young men who visit Philippovich's office from?
(a) The property organization authority.
(b) The state employment committee.
(c) The Moscow housing authority.
(d) The house management committee.

4. What once stood in the hallway of Philippovich's building?
(a) A galoshes stand.
(b) An umbrella holder.
(c) A mailbox.
(d) A coat rack.

5. What does Philippovich admit at the end of Chapter 4?
(a) That he had never operated on a dog before.
(b) That he doesn't like the sight of blood.
(c) That something went wrong in the surgery.
(d) That he had been growing fond of Sharik.

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

7. What was the name of the man whose organs were used for Sharik's surgery?
(a) Klim.
(b) Sasha.
(c) Sergey.
(d) Lev.

8. Who asks to be excused from the dog's surgery?
(a) Darya.
(b) Philippovich.
(c) Dr. Bormenthal.
(d) Zina.

9. Where did the gentleman in Chapter 1 buy his meat?
(a) From a street vendor.
(b) From the Moscow Grocers' Association.
(c) The Moscow Agricultural Industries store.
(d) From the local butcher.

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

11. What does Sharik rip to shreds in Chapter 3?
(a) A cushion.
(b) A brief case.
(c) A stuffed owl.
(d) A shoe.

12. What is the name of the dog?
(a) Foma.
(b) Alik.
(c) Sharik.
(d) Ilari.

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

14. Who does Philippovich call to complain about being asked to give up two of his rooms?
(a) Alexey Alexandrovich.
(b) Boris Alexandrovich.
(c) Pyotr Alexandrovich.
(d) Dmitrii Alexandrovich.

15. What does Philippovich complain is malfunctioning on a regular basis?
(a) His surgery's lights.
(b) His refrigerator.
(c) The local trafic lights.
(d) The electricity.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the dog judge people by?

2. On evenings Philippovich stays in, what does he study in his office?

3. In Chapter 4, Bormenthal announces that someone had died how many hours ago?

4. What did Philippovich expect would be the effect of his surgery on Sharik?

5. Which of the following is not one of the first words Sharik started saying?

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