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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Sharik want his first name to be?
(a) Polygraph.
(b) Politariat.
(c) Philippovich.
(d) Sharik.

2. What does Philippovich say about the operation on Sharik in Chapter 8?
(a) It was a foolhardy experiment.
(b) It was a bigger success than he imagined.
(c) It should make him famous.
(d) It was a mistake.

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

4. Who does Sharikov say he has read a book by?
(a) A Russian.
(b) An Englishman.
(c) An American.
(d) A German.

5. Who does Sharikov blame his thefts on in Chapter 8?
(a) The doorman.
(b) Darya.
(c) Bormenthal.
(d) Zina.

Short Answer Questions

1. By the time the commotion that Sharikov causes in Chapter 8 is over, what is the hour?

2. How has Philippovich changed since we saw him last in Chapter 9?

3. Who kills Sharikov?

4. What does Bormenthal volunteer to do in Chapter 8?

5. What does Sharik catch with his fingers in Chapter 6?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Sharikov explain his smell when he returns home after three days?

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

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

4. What does Sharik look like in the Epilogue?

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

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

7. On what condition does Philippovich allow Sharikov to go to the circus?

8. What does Sharikov tell the doctors he has read in Chapter 7?

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

10. How does Sharikov die?

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