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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Philip's maid?

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

3. What does the dog learn to do on his own?

4. What does the dog think the gentleman in Chapter 1 smells like?

5. How does Sharik feel at first to be wearing a collar and leash?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Bormenthal find out about the man whose organs were used for Sharik's surgery?

4. What does Sharik look like around January 8th?

5. In Chapter 3, what does Sharik destroy from Philippovich's office, and why isn't he punished?

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

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

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

9. What causes Sharik distress early in Chapter 4?

10. What excites Philippovich early in Chapter 4?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Interpret the reference to Faust. Who is Faust? What is the Faust legend about? How does the Faust legend relate to Heart of a Dog? Analyze and interpret the reference.

Essay Topic 2

Analyze the character Philippovich. What are his defining character traits? What does he do for a living, and how do his profession and interests lead to problems in the novel? What social class does he belong to? How does this influence him?

Essay Topic 3

Analyze the father son relationship between Philippovich and Sharikov. What arguments and conflicts do they often have? How do their differences affect their relationship?

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