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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Sharikov break the glass in Apartment 7?
(a) With a paperweight.
(b) By slamming it shut.
(c) With his shoe.
(d) With a stone.

2. What does Philippovich suggest Sharikov do in the evening?
(a) Go for a walk.
(b) Go out for drinks.
(c) Go to sleep.
(d) Read something.

3. What does Philippovich conclude that the hypophysis is?
(a) That which establishes a person's belief system
(b) That which determines the aspect of the given human individual.
(c) That which separates humans from dogs.
(d) That which makes a dog a dog.

4. What does Zina see Bormenthal burning?
(a) His bathrobe.
(b) A newspaper.
(c) A blue copybook.
(d) Sharik's leash and collar.

5. Who says, "Oh, things won't come to any good in this apartment, I'm afraid"?
(a) Sharikov.
(b) Zina.
(c) Bormenthal.
(d) Darya.

6. What do the police do at the apartment?
(a) Search for a murder weapon.
(b) Search the apartment.
(c) Dust for fingerprints.
(d) Question the doorman.

7. What does Sharik want his first name to be?
(a) Sharik.
(b) Philippovich.
(c) Politariat.
(d) Polygraph.

8. What does Sharik say has been ailing him lately in the Epilogue?
(a) A smoker's cough.
(b) Headaches.
(c) Nausea.
(d) A pain in his side.

9. What does Sharikov insult the doctors for in Chapter 7?
(a) Their cruelness toward him.
(b) Their bourgeois behavior.
(c) Their dislike of his fashion sense.
(d) Their inability to accept change.

10. What is Sharikov wearing when he is dragged out into the hall in Chapter 8?
(a) An azure housecoat.
(b) A pair of underwear.
(c) Philippovich's best suit.
(d) Nothing but his undershirt.

11. What does Sharikov claim he can find after he has a heated argument with Philippovich and Bormenthal in Chapter 9?
(a) A government official to report Philippovich to.
(b) A gun.
(c) A new place to live.
(d) A reporter to tell his story to.

12. How many days does Sharikov disappear for in Chapter 9?
(a) Three days.
(b) Fourteen days.
(c) Eleven days.
(d) Seven days.

13. What is Philippovich waiting for at the end of Chapter 7?
(a) For divine inspiration.
(b) For a telephone call.
(c) For Bormenthal and Sharikov to come home.
(d) For Zina to bring him a drink.

14. Who does Philippovich ask to bring in the dog in the Epilogue?
(a) Darya.
(b) Zina.
(c) The doorman.
(d) Bormenthal.

15. Who does Sharikov blame his thefts on in Chapter 8?
(a) Bormenthal.
(b) The doorman.
(c) Darya.
(d) Zina.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sharikov do after Philippovich tells him to leave the apartment in Chapter 9?

2. What does Sharikov think of the theatre?

3. What word does Sharik use to refer to the men around him?

4. Who does Sharikov bring back with him to the apartment late at night in Chapter 8?

5. How does Sharikov die?

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