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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. Who does Philippovich ask to bring in the dog in the Epilogue?

2. What does Sharikov insult the doctors for in Chapter 7?

3. After locking up the jar, where does Philippovich put the key?

4. In Chapter 9 what had Sharikov told the young woman had happened to him?

5. Who appears in the hallway with an angry face in Chapter 8?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who does Sharikov bring home with him from work one day in Chapter 9?

2. What does Philippovich tell the police about Sarik's surgery?

3. How is Sharik dressed at the dinner table in Chapter 6?

4. In Chapter 7, what does Sharikov want to do in the evening?

5. What does one of Philippovich's patients bring to show Philippovich in Chapter 9?

6. What sends Philippovich through the roof at the dinner table in Chapter 6?

7. What does Sharik say he suspects about his ancestry in the Epilogue?

8. In Chapter 8, how has Sharikov become even more like Klim?

9. What does Sharik want his official name to be, and how did he come up with it?

10. Where does Sharikov find a job, and who helps him find it?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Discuss the conclusion of the novel Heart of a Dog. How does the novel end? Were you surprised by the ending? What tone is the conclusion written in?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss socialism as it is portrayed in the novel Heart of a Dog.

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