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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 Sharikov take out of his pocket in Chapter 9?

2. What rumor has Shyonder been spreading about Sharik?

3. What do the officers want to know about the dog?

4. Who brings Philippovich a report to look at in Chapter 9?

5. How did Sharikov break the glass in Apartment 7?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. In Chapter 8, what conclusion does Philippovich come to about his operation on Sharik?

8. What does Sharikov do to himself following his argument with Philip in Chapter 8?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the social classes as they are portrayed in the novel Heart of a Dog. What social classes are portrayed? Which characters represent the social classes?

Essay Topic 3

Analyze the character Philippovich. What are his defining character traits? What does he do for a living, and how do his profession and interests lead to problems in the novel? What social class does he belong to? How does this influence him?

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