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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 human characteristic does Philippovich tell the police the dog still has?
(a) The dog still speaks.
(b) The dog still sits on the sofa.
(c) The dog still sometimes walks on two legs.
(d) The dog still likes to drink alcohol.

2. What does Sharikov claim he can find after he has a heated argument with Philippovich and Bormenthal in Chapter 9?
(a) A government official to report Philippovich to.
(b) A new place to live.
(c) A gun.
(d) A reporter to tell his story to.

3. What did Sharikov say he would buy with the money from the committee?
(a) Lightbulbs.
(b) Shoes.
(c) Food.
(d) Textbooks.

4. What does the woman who comes back to the apartment with Sharikov in Chapter 9 do for a living?
(a) She is a hair dresser.
(b) She is a dog groomer.
(c) She is a seamstress.
(d) She is a typist.

5. What is Sharikov wearing when he is dragged out into the hall in Chapter 8?
(a) A pair of underwear.
(b) An azure housecoat.
(c) Nothing but his undershirt.
(d) Philippovich's best suit.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sharik suspect there may be in his ancestry?

2. What does Philippovich lock the jar within?

3. What is the argument which breaks out in the household about?

4. How many days does Sharikov disappear for in Chapter 9?

5. What has Sharikov reported against Philippovich ?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is the house committee upset with Sharikov in Chapter 9?

2. What does Philippovich do after Sharikov and Bormenthal leave the apartment in Chapter 7?

3. What does Bormenthal offer to do to deal with Sharikov?

4. What does Sharik want his official name to be, and how did he come up with it?

5. Who does Sharikov bring home with him from work one day in Chapter 9?

6. What document does Sharik ask Philippovich to get for him in Chapter 6?

7. In Chapter 7, what does Sharikov want to do in the evening?

8. What does Philippovich ask Shvonder when he comes to the apartment in Chapter 6?

9. How is Sharik dressed at the dinner table in Chapter 6?

10. What does Sharikov tell the doctors he has read in Chapter 7?

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