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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What does Sharikov take out of his pocket in Chapter 9?
(a) A watch.
(b) A knife.
(c) A revolver.
(d) A wallet.

4. What does the object in the jar that Philippovich examines in Chapter 7 look like?
(a) A pink lump.
(b) A white lump.
(c) A purple lump.
(d) A yellowish lump.

5. What does Sharik refer to Phillipovich as in the Epilogue?
(a) As the father.
(b) As the godhead.
(c) As the master.
(d) As the wizard.

6. What does Sharikov do after Philippovich tells him to leave the apartment in Chapter 9?
(a) Strikes Darya.
(b) Knocks a vase over.
(c) Makes an obscene gesture.
(d) Spits at Philippovich.

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

8. After locking up the jar, where does Philippovich put the key?
(a) On a high shelf.
(b) In his pocket.
(c) In his desk drawer.
(d) Taped under a table.

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

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

11. What does Sharik do "with reckless ease"?
(a) Smoke and drink.
(b) Eat questionable looking food.
(c) Play the balalaika.
(d) Run down the street.

12. Who is Philippovich compared to while in his study in Chapter 7?
(a) Lazarus.
(b) God.
(c) Faust.
(d) Satan.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When asked about his smell, what does Sharikov say he has been doing?

2. What does Sharik note he cannot walk around the city without?

3. What does Sharikov say he wants to do in the evening in Chapter 7?

4. What rumor has Shyonder been spreading about Sharik?

5. What charge is brought against the arrested parties for what happened to Sharikov?

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