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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. How does Sharik feel about living with Philippovich?

2. Why does Dr. Bormenthal make most of the observations about Sharik's progress?

3. In which city is the story set?

4. What does the patient who needs an ovarian transplant beg of Philippovich?

5. What is thrown at the dog in Chapter 1?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Philippovich rant about at dinner with Dr. Bormenthal?

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

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

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

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

6. Describe some of Philippovich's patients.

7. What does Philippovich think has happened to his galoshes?

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

9. How does Sharik learn to read and why?

10. What causes Sharik distress early in Chapter 4?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Interpret Bulgakov's use of metaphors in Heart of a Dog. What is a metaphor? What are some examples of metaphors in the novel? Analyze and interpret the meaning behind the metaphors.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the Russian Revolution. Why is the Russian Revolution referenced in the book Heart of a Dog? What does Philippovich feel about the changes that have taken place because of the revolution? What changes have taken place?

Essay Topic 3

Examine the proletariat social class. Who is a proletariat in the novel? Who dislikes the proletariats? Why? Based on the novel, what might Bulgakov's opinion of proletariat be?

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