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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. What doesn't Sharikov want Philippovich to call him?
(a) Brother.
(b) Dog.
(c) Comrade.
(d) Mister.

5. What do the officers want to know about the dog?
(a) How he lost all his hair.
(b) How he could be appointed to a job.
(c) How he managed to cash his paycheques.
(d) What happened to his head.

6. 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.

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

8. What has Sharikov gotten a job doing?
(a) Ridding Moscow of stray animals.
(b) Collecting trash in the street.
(c) Working at the Moscow zoo.
(d) Working on a farm.

9. Who does Sharikov defend in Chapter 7?
(a) Bormenthal.
(b) Zina.
(c) Shyonder.
(d) Darya

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

11. Who does Sharikov blame his thefts on in Chapter 8?
(a) Darya.
(b) Zina.
(c) The doorman.
(d) Bormenthal.

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

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

14. What does Zina see Bormenthal burning?
(a) A blue copybook.
(b) His bathrobe.
(c) Sharik's leash and collar.
(d) A newspaper.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is Philippovich wearing when the police come to his apartment?

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

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

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

(see the answer keys)

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