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

2. What is the name of Philippovich's cook?
(a) Inna.
(b) Agnessa.
(c) Katia.
(d) Darya.

3. What does Philippovich do after the surgery?
(a) Smokes a cigarette.
(b) Watches Sharik intently.
(c) Has a drink with Bormental.
(d) Takes a walk around the block.

4. How does the man that the dog bit describe the dog?
(a) As friendly.
(b) As agressive.
(c) As ugly.
(d) As nervous.

5. What is the dog's education said to have started with?
(a) Confusion.
(b) Pain.
(c) Fear.
(d) Illness.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of weather is occurring in Chapter 1?

2. What kind of staircase does the gentleman's building have?

3. Which of the following is not a change that Sharik undergoes following the surgery?

4. What is the dog said to feel for Philippovich?

5. What does Philip admit on January 8th?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Philippovich admit on January 8th?

2. What excites Philippovich early in Chapter 4?

3. How does Sharik learn to read and why?

4. Why does Zina beg to be excused from the surgery?

5. What does Philippovich's doorman tell him when he arrives home at the end of the chapter?

6. What progress does Sharik make after January 10th?

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

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

9. What are Sharik's last thoughts before being put under for the surgery?

10. What does Sharik look like around January 8th?

(see the answer keys)

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