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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. What happens on January 6th?
(a) Sharik's tail drops off.
(b) Sharik says "hello."
(c) Sharik's teeth shrank in size.
(d) Sharik started walking upright.

2. What kind of staircase does the gentleman's building have?
(a) Wooden.
(b) Marble.
(c) Wrought iron.
(d) Tiled.

3. What does Philippovich wonder if Karl Marx has banned?
(a) Coat racks.
(b) Rugs.
(c) Painings.
(d) Rainy weather.

4. What is the dog in Chapter 1 said to be lacking? .
(a) Shelter.
(b) An owner.
(c) A collar.
(d) A leg.

5. By what date was Sharik's transformation into a human complete?
(a) January 17th.
(b) January 23rd.
(c) January 12th.
(d) March 2nd.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was the man whose organs were used for Sharik's surgery?

2. What does Philippovich do after the surgery?

3. What does Sharik call Bormenthal before falling asleep?

4. How many times had the man whose organs were used for Sharik's surgery been arrested?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Bormenthal close his case history at the end of Chapter 5?

2. What excites Philippovich early in Chapter 4?

3. Besides the missing galoshes stand, what complaints does Philippovich voice about the new Soviet order?

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

5. What procedure do Dr. Bormenthal and Philippovich carry out on Sharik?

6. What does Philippovich admit on January 8th?

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

8. What is the sharply dressed gentleman carrying in his pocket?

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

10. Where does Zina take Sharik when he arrives at Philippovich's apartment, and what frightens him there?

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