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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Sharikov bring back with him to the apartment late at night in Chapter 8?
(a) A police officer.
(b) A young woman.
(c) The men from the house committee.
(d) Two strangers.

2. What do the officers want to know about the dog?
(a) How he managed to cash his paycheques.
(b) What happened to his head.
(c) How he could be appointed to a job.
(d) How he lost all his hair.

3. What does Philippovich say about the operation on Sharik in Chapter 8?
(a) It was a bigger success than he imagined.
(b) It was a mistake.
(c) It was a foolhardy experiment.
(d) It should make him famous.

4. What does the woman who comes back to the apartment with Sharikov in Chapter 9 do for a living?
(a) She is a hair dresser.
(b) She is a seamstress.
(c) She is a typist.
(d) She is a dog groomer.

5. How much money did Sharikov take from the house committee?
(a) Seven rubles.
(b) Twenty-one rubles.
(c) Eighteen rubles.
(d) Twelve rubles.

6. How does Zina feel after Sharikov disappears in Chapter 9?
(a) Lonely.
(b) Regretful.
(c) Happy.
(d) Angry.

7. What doesn't Sharikov want Philippovich to call him?
(a) Brother.
(b) Comrade.
(c) Dog.
(d) Mister.

8. What does Philippovich ask Zina to throw in the fire in Chapter 7?
(a) The table scraps from dinner.
(b) Sharikov's flea-infested clothing.
(c) His notes about Sharikov's operation.
(d) Sharikov's library book.

9. What does Sharik suspect there may be in his ancestry?
(a) Something he doesn't want to know about.
(b) Something amazing.
(c) Something evil.
(d) Something shady.

10. How has Philippovich changed since we saw him last in Chapter 9?
(a) He has become thin and frail.
(b) He has gotten a hair cut.
(c) His health has improved.
(d) He has started dressing like Sharikov.

11. Where does Sharikov chase a cat into in Chapter 6?
(a) The bathroom.
(b) The kitchen.
(c) A closet.
(d) The examination room.

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

13. Who does Sharikov say he has read a book by?
(a) A German.
(b) A Russian.
(c) An American.
(d) An Englishman.

14. What does Philippovich call Sharikov following the flooding incident?
(a) A monster.
(b) A burden.
(c) An animal.
(d) A savage.

15. What has Sharikov reported against Philippovich ?
(a) Illegal medical activities.
(b) Morally corrupt activities.
(c) Counterrevolutionary activities.
(d) Subversive activities.

Short Answer Questions

1. After locking up the jar, where does Philippovich put the key?

2. How many days after the fight between Sharikov and Bormenthal do the police come to the apartment?

3. What does Sharik say makes him feel better tn the Epilogue?

4. What sends Philippovich through the roof at dinner?

5. What does the dog have on his head?

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