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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 Sharikov insult the doctors for in Chapter 7?
(a) Their inability to accept change.
(b) Their bourgeois behavior.
(c) Their dislike of his fashion sense.
(d) Their cruelness toward him.

2. 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) Philippovich's best suit.
(d) Nothing but his undershirt.

3. After locking up the jar, where does Philippovich put the key?
(a) In his desk drawer.
(b) In his pocket.
(c) Taped under a table.
(d) On a high shelf.

4. What is posted all over the apartment in Chapter 6?
(a) Political posters.
(b) Postcards from Philippovich's friends.
(c) Medical advice pamphlets.
(d) Notes telling Sharik how to behave.

5. What word does Sharik use to refer to the men around him?
(a) Buddy.
(b) Friend.
(c) Comrade.
(d) Brother.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Sharikov bring back with him to the apartment late at night in Chapter 8?

2. In Chapter 7, who is NOT sitting at the dinner table?

3. What does Sharik want his first name to be?

4. What has Sharikov gotten a job doing?

5. Who is not arrested for what happened to Sharikov?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Sharik say he suspects about his ancestry in the Epilogue?

3. What do the police officers want to know about the dog?

4. How does Sharikov die?

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

6. In Chapter 8, how has Sharikov become even more like Klim?

7. What does one of Philippovich's patients bring to show Philippovich in Chapter 9?

8. In the Epilogue, what does Sharik say makes him feel better?

9. What sends Philippovich through the roof at the dinner table in Chapter 6?

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

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