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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Shyonder?
(a) One of Philippovich's patients.
(b) Zina's fiance.
(c) A house committee member.
(d) Bormenthal's colleague.

2. How does Sharik refer to Bormenthal in the Epilogue?
(a) As the smelly one.
(b) As the helpful one.
(c) As the bitten one.
(d) As the young one.

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

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

5. In Chapter 9 what had Sharikov told the young woman had happened to him?
(a) He was deformed as a child.
(b) He was attacked by a dog.
(c) He was injured in a fire.
(d) He was wounded in the war.

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

7. After returning home what is Sharikov NOT found to have stolen?
(a) A lighter.
(b) An ashtray.
(c) A beaver hat.
(d) A cane.

8. What human characteristic does Philippovich tell the police the dog still has?
(a) The dog still speaks.
(b) The dog still sits on the sofa.
(c) The dog still likes to drink alcohol.
(d) The dog still sometimes walks on two legs.

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

10. Who does the doorman call on to get rid of Sharikov's companions?
(a) The militia.
(b) Philippovich.
(c) The police.
(d) The house committee.

11. Who brings Philippovich a report to look at in Chapter 9?
(a) Bormenthal.
(b) One of Philippovich's patients.
(c) The police.
(d) Zina.

12. What does Sharik note he cannot walk around the city without?
(a) A good pair of shoes.
(b) An escort.
(c) A collar and tags.
(d) A registration card.

13. What rumor has Shyonder been spreading about Sharik?
(a) That he is a refugee from Czechoslovakia.
(b) That he is an escaped convict.
(c) That he is Philippovich's illegitimate son.
(d) That he is a gangster in hiding.

14. How long after attending the circus does an argument break out in the household?
(a) About a week.
(b) Three days.
(c) Two weeks.
(d) One month.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sharikov claim he can find after he has a heated argument with Philippovich and Bormenthal in Chapter 9?

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

3. What does Philippovich suggest Sharikov do in the evening?

4. How many days does Sharikov disappear for in Chapter 9?

5. Philippovich tells Bormenthal to take Sharikov where he wants to go on what condition?

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