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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 the object in the jar that Philippovich examines in Chapter 7 look like?

2. Who is Shyonder?

3. What is Sharik NOT wearing at the dinner table in Chapter 6?

4. How does Zina feel after Sharikov disappears in Chapter 9?

5. What human characteristic does Philippovich tell the police the dog still has?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do the men argue about at the beginning of Chapter 8?

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

3. How does Sharikov die?

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

5. At the end of the argument about socialism, what does Philippovich tell Zina to do?

6. What does Sharik look like in the Epilogue?

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

8. Why is the house committee upset with Sharikov in Chapter 9?

9. What happens when Sharikov chases a cat into the bathroom in Chapter 6?

10. Who comes to the apartment at the beginning of the Epilogue?

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

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?

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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