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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 the second doctor at Philippovich's office?

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

3. What does Sharik call the second doctor at Philippovich's office?

4. What does Philippovich tell the other doctor not to discuss at dinner?

5. Who takes Sharik for a walk in Chapter 3?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe some of Philippovich's patients.

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

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

5. What does Philippovich admit on January 8th?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Philippovich's creation and his need to create. What does Philippovich create? Why does he do so? What effect does his creation have on him? Was his creation successful?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the social classes as they are portrayed in the novel Heart of a Dog. What social classes are portrayed? Which characters represent the social classes?

Essay Topic 3

Analyze the character, Sharik. What are Sharik's defining character traits? What is Sharik doing when the reader is first introduced to him? What happens to Sharik throughout the novel? What is your opinion of Sharik as a narrator?

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