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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Sharikov say he would buy with the money from the committee?
(a) Food.
(b) Shoes.
(c) Textbooks.
(d) Lightbulbs.

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

3. What is the name of the apartment building's doorman?
(a) Anatoli.
(b) Mikhail.
(c) Evgeny.
(d) Fyodor.

4. Where does the dog run out from in the Epilogue?
(a) The kitchen.
(b) The bathroom.
(c) The examination room.
(d) The office.

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

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

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

8. What does Sharikov say he wants to do in the evening in Chapter 7?
(a) Go to the racetrack.
(b) Go dancing at a music hall.
(c) Go to a bar.
(d) Go to the circus.

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

10. In Chapter 7, who is NOT sitting at the dinner table?
(a) Bormenthal.
(b) Philippovich.
(c) Sharikov.
(d) Shyonder.

11. What is posted all over the apartment in Chapter 6?
(a) Postcards from Philippovich's friends.
(b) Notes telling Sharik how to behave.
(c) Political posters.
(d) Medical advice pamphlets.

12. What do neighbors report about the night Sharikov died?
(a) There were loud noises all night.
(b) They didn't notice anything unual.
(c) The examination room lights were on all night.
(d) They heard a dog barking all night.

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

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

15. What sends Philippovich through the roof at dinner?
(a) Sharik calls him "master."
(b) Sharik calls him "my lord."
(c) Sharik calls him "creator."
(d) Sharik calls him "dad."

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is not arrested for what happened to Sharikov?

2. What does Sharikov insult the doctors for in Chapter 7?

3. What does Philippovich conclude that the hypophysis is?

4. How did Sharikov break the glass in Apartment 7?

5. Why does Bormenthal roll up his sleeve in Chapter 8?

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