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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who kills Sharikov?
(a) Darya.
(b) Philippovich.
(c) Shvonder.
(d) Bormenthal.

3. What is the argument which breaks out in the household about?
(a) Bormenthal calling Sharikov names.
(b) How to address one another.
(c) Whether Sharikov should do chores.
(d) Sharikov stealing things.

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

5. What does Sharik catch with his fingers in Chapter 6?
(a) A spider.
(b) A flea.
(c) An ant.
(d) A fly.

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

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

8. What breed of dog does Sharik suspect may be in his ancestry?
(a) A Great Dane.
(b) A Rottweiller.
(c) A St. Bernard.
(d) A Newfoundland.

9. How does Sharik feel living with Philippovich in Chapter 6?
(a) Carefree.
(b) As though he is getting in the way.
(c) Unfairly criticized.
(d) Like he is always under observation.

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

11. What does Sharikov do since he is so upset by his argument with Philippovich ?
(a) Punches Philippovich.
(b) Runs away.
(c) Throws plates across the room.
(d) Slashes his cheek with a razor.

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

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

14. When asked about his smell, what does Sharikov say he has been doing?
(a) Shovelling elephant dung.
(b) Digging through garbage.
(c) Butchering livestock.
(d) Choking cats.

15. By the time the commotion that Sharikov causes in Chapter 8 is over, what is the hour?
(a) Midnight.
(b) Three a.m.
(c) One-thirty a.m.
(d) Five a.m.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Philippovich say about the operation on Sharik in Chapter 8?

2. After returning home what is Sharikov NOT found to have stolen?

3. What is Sharik NOT wearing at the dinner table in Chapter 6?

4. Who helped Sharik come up with his name?

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

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