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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Philippovich threaten to do after having been asked to give up two of his rooms?
(a) Burn down his building.
(b) Sue the government.
(c) Leave the city.
(d) Complain to the press.

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

3. What is the dog's education said to have started with?
(a) Pain.
(b) Fear.
(c) Confusion.
(d) Illness.

4. What caused the dog to begin his education? .
(a) Receiving a shock from a wire
(b) Eating rat poison.
(c) Almost being hit by a truck.
(d) Being chased by a dog catcher.

5. Why does Dr. Bormenthal make most of the observations about Sharik's progress?
(a) Philip is out of town.
(b) Philip can't bring himself to look at Sharik.
(c) Philip is busy with his patients.
(d) Philippovich is ill.

6. What does Philippovich tell the other doctor not to discuss at dinner?
(a) Crime.
(b) Women.
(c) The weather.
(d) Politics.

7. What does Philippovich say is the only way to get living creatures to respond?
(a) By offering them something they want.
(b) By forcing them to do what you want them to.
(c) By treating them with kindness.
(d) By tricking them into trusting you.

8. What does Philip admit on January 8th?
(a) That his hypothesis was wrong.
(b) That Sharik is going to die.
(c) That his hypothesis was correct.
(d) That he shouldn't have performed the surgery.

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

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

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

12. Who takes Sharik for a walk in Chapter 3?
(a) Zina.
(b) Pyotr.
(c) Philippovich.
(d) Darya.

13. What is the name of Philip's maid?
(a) Olya.
(b) Naida.
(c) Alma.
(d) Zina.

14. What color hair does one of Philippovich's patients have?
(a) Green.
(b) Blue.
(c) Bright red.
(d) Pink.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the dog know the well-dressed gentleman is carrying?

2. What is the dog afraid of?

3. Which of the following is not a change that Sharik undergoes following the surgery?

4. How does Sharik feel when his is locked up in Chapter 4?

5. Which of the following does the dog NOT decide about the gentleman in Chapter 1?

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