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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Sharikov do since he is so upset by his argument with Philippovich ?
(a) Slashes his cheek with a razor.
(b) Throws plates across the room.
(c) Runs away.
(d) Punches Philippovich.

2. Who appears in the hallway with an angry face in Chapter 8?
(a) The doorman.
(b) Zina.
(c) Shvonder.
(d) Darya.

3. What does Sharikov insult the doctors for in Chapter 7?
(a) Their bourgeois behavior.
(b) Their inability to accept change.
(c) Their dislike of his fashion sense.
(d) Their cruelness toward him.

4. What is the argument which breaks out in the household about?
(a) How to address one another.
(b) Sharikov stealing things.
(c) Whether Sharikov should do chores.
(d) Bormenthal calling Sharikov names.

5. What does Sharik say makes him feel better tn the Epilogue?
(a) Being stroked by Philippovich.
(b) Eating sausage.
(c) Going on walks with Zina.
(d) Sitting by the fire.

6. Who does Sharik say got his clothes for him?
(a) Zina.
(b) Darya.
(c) Bormenthal.
(d) Shyonder.

7. What does the woman who comes back to the apartment with Sharikov in Chapter 9 do for a living?
(a) She is a hair dresser.
(b) She is a typist.
(c) She is a seamstress.
(d) She is a dog groomer.

8. How does Zina feel after Sharikov disappears in Chapter 9?
(a) Happy.
(b) Lonely.
(c) Regretful.
(d) Angry.

9. What does Sharikov do after Philippovich tells him to leave the apartment in Chapter 9?
(a) Strikes Darya.
(b) Knocks a vase over.
(c) Spits at Philippovich.
(d) Makes an obscene gesture.

10. What has Sharikov gotten a job doing?
(a) Ridding Moscow of stray animals.
(b) Working on a farm.
(c) Working at the Moscow zoo.
(d) Collecting trash in the street.

11. What does Philippovich suggest Sharikov do in the evening?
(a) Go to sleep.
(b) Go for a walk.
(c) Go out for drinks.
(d) Read something.

12. Who does Sharikov defend in Chapter 7?
(a) Shyonder.
(b) Darya
(c) Zina.
(d) Bormenthal.

13. How many days does Sharikov disappear for in Chapter 9?
(a) Seven days.
(b) Three days.
(c) Eleven days.
(d) Fourteen days.

14. What rumor has Shyonder been spreading about Sharik?
(a) That he is Philippovich's illegitimate son.
(b) That he is a refugee from Czechoslovakia.
(c) That he is an escaped convict.
(d) That he is a gangster in hiding.

15. What does Philippovich call Sharikov following the flooding incident?
(a) A savage.
(b) A burden.
(c) An animal.
(d) A monster.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Sharik refer to Bormenthal in the Epilogue?

2. What do neighbors report about the night Sharikov died?

3. What does Sharikov think of the theatre?

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

5. Who helped Sharik come up with his name?

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