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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is the quotation, "No man can serve two masters" from?
(a) Shakespeare.
(b) The Bible.
(c) Karl Marx.
(d) Peter the Great.

2. In Chapter 1, who throws something at the dog?
(a) A child.
(b) A taxi driver.
(c) A police officer.
(d) A cook.

3. What is the name of the dog?
(a) Ilari.
(b) Alik.
(c) Foma.
(d) Sharik.

4. What was the name of the man whose organs were used for Sharik's surgery?
(a) Sasha.
(b) Sergey.
(c) Lev.
(d) Klim.

5. How does Sharik feel about living with Philippovich?
(a) Content.
(b) Indifferent.
(c) Trapped.
(d) Lucky.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Philippovich feel about the new Soviet order in Moscow?

2. What does Philippovich admit at the end of Chapter 4?

3. What does Philippovich advise his patient who is entangled with a fourteen year old girl to do?

4. Which of the following is not one of the first words Sharik started saying?

5. What does the dog think about how people eat?

Short Essay Questions

1. What excites Philippovich early in Chapter 4?

2. In Chapter 2, what does the group of four young people want, and how does Philippovich deal with the situation?

3. How does Philippovich say he was able to get Sharik to follow him home?

4. What are the first signs that Sharik is undergoing a transformation?

5. How does Sharik learn to read and why?

6. What does the dog observe about a typist in Chapter 1?

7. What does Philippovich think has happened to his galoshes?

8. What causes Sharik distress early in Chapter 4?

9. How does the dog judge people, and what does he decide about the sharply dressed gentleman?

10. What does Philippovich rant about at dinner with Dr. Bormenthal?

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