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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 Philippovich ask Zina to get for him in Chapter 4?
(a) His newspaper.
(b) A bottle of champagne.
(c) Clean underwear.
(d) A blanket for Sharik.

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

3. Besides his seminal vesticles, what does Philippovich remove from Sharik?
(a) Sharik's gall bladder.
(b) Sharik's appendix.
(c) Sharik's pituitary gland.
(d) Sharik's kidney.

4. What does Philip admit on January 8th?
(a) That he shouldn't have performed the surgery.
(b) That his hypothesis was wrong.
(c) That Sharik is going to die.
(d) That his hypothesis was correct.

5. What does Sharik call Bormenthal before falling asleep?
(a) A fraud.
(b) A trickster.
(c) An enemy.
(d) A murderer.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Dr. Bormenthal feel watching Sharik's transformation?

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

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

4. How does Sharik feel about living with Philippovich?

5. What does the dog judge people by?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What is the dog doing at the beginning of Chapter 1?

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

5. What excites Philippovich early in Chapter 4?

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

7. What does Philippovich admit on January 8th?

8. What does Sharik notice when he awakes in the examination room in Chapter 2?

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

10. What direction does Philippovich give Dr. Bormenthal in Chapter 3?

(see the answer keys)

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