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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 does Sharik begin doing on January 10th?

2. What happens on January 6th?

3. Which of the following is not one of the first words Sharik started saying?

4. What does the dog judge people by?

5. What does Bormenthal note about Sharik's laugh?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Where does Zina take Sharik when he arrives at Philippovich's apartment, and what frightens him there?

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

5. Why does Zina beg to be excused from the surgery?

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

7. What excites Philippovich early in Chapter 4?

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

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

10. Why does Bormenthal close his case history at the end of Chapter 5?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why might Bulgakov have chosen to include an epilogue? How does the epilogue change one's experience of the novel? Does the epilogue go in a different direction than expected? Would the novel be substantially different if the epilogue was not included?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss conflict in Heart of a Dog. Who is in conflict with who or what? How do the conflicts play out in the narrative? Are the conflicts resolved? If so, how?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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