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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What was the theme of the book Sharikov read?
(a) Providing for the weakest in society.
(b) Taking everything and dividing it up.
(c) Dog breeds.
(d) Russia's war history.

3. 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.

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

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

6. What do the two doctors do after the commotion caused by Sharikov has died down in Chapter 8?
(a) The doctors have coffee.
(b) The doctors go over their medical notes.
(c) The doctors go back to sleep.
(d) The doctors sit and smoke.

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

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

9. Why does Bormenthal roll up his sleeve in Chapter 8?
(a) To cool down.
(b) To show Sharikov his tattoo.
(c) To hit Sharikov.
(d) To clean up the flood water.

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

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

12. What does Sharikov think of the theatre?
(a) The theatre is too bourgeois.
(b) The theatre is boring.
(c) The theatre is too long.
(d) The theatre is too stifling.

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

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

15. What does Sharikov claim he can find after he has a heated argument with Philippovich and Bormenthal in Chapter 9?
(a) A reporter to tell his story to.
(b) A new place to live.
(c) A government official to report Philippovich to.
(d) A gun.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who says, "Oh, things won't come to any good in this apartment, I'm afraid"?

2. Who does Sharikov say he has read a book by?

3. What human characteristic does Philippovich tell the police the dog still has?

4. Who does Sharikov blame his thefts on in Chapter 8?

5. Who does Sharikov bring back with him to the apartment late at night in Chapter 8?

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