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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 Philippovich act as he talks on the phone in Chapter 4?

2. How does the man that the dog bit describe the dog?

3. How does Sharik feel about living with Philippovich?

4. Where is Sharik locked up in Chapter 4?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What progress does Sharik make after January 10th?

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

3. What procedure do Dr. Bormenthal and Philippovich carry out on Sharik?

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

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

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

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

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

9. What does Sharik notice when he awakes in the examination room in Chapter 2?

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

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

Essay Topic 2

Analyze the freedom versus comforts conflict in the novel Heart of a Dog. How do the characters, particularly Philippovich and Sharik, struggle with this conflict? What are some examples of freedoms in the novel, as well as some examples of comforts?

Essay Topic 3

Interpret Heart of a Dog as a satire. What is a satire? What makes Heart of a Dog a satire? What does the novel satirize?

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