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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 does Bormenthal note about Sharik's laugh?
(a) It is funny sounding.
(b) It sounds like a hyena.
(c) It is unpleasant sounding.
(d) It sounds like that of a smoker.

2. After dinner, where does Philippovich say he is going?
(a) To a concert.
(b) To the circus.
(c) To the opera.
(d) To the theatre.

3. What does the patient who needs an ovarian transplant beg of Philippovich?
(a) To let her pay for the surgery in instalments.
(b) To find an alternative treatment to surgery.
(c) To reschedule the operation date.
(d) To perform the operation in his private offices.

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

5. Who is interested to know what is going on with Philippovich's experiment?
(a) Philippovich's father.
(b) The press.
(c) The government.
(d) The building's doorman.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of the man whose organs were used for Sharik's surgery?

2. What is the dog afraid of?

3. What does Philippovich complain is malfunctioning on a regular basis?

4. What once stood in the hallway of Philippovich's building?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Sharik feel about being made to wear a collar?

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

3. What excites Philippovich early in Chapter 4?

4. What does the dog note about the food people eat?

5. How does Sharik learn to read and why?

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

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

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

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

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

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