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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. After returning home what is Sharikov NOT found to have stolen?
(a) A lighter.
(b) A cane.
(c) An ashtray.
(d) A beaver hat.

2. What is Philippovich waiting for at the end of Chapter 7?
(a) For Zina to bring him a drink.
(b) For divine inspiration.
(c) For a telephone call.
(d) For Bormenthal and Sharikov to come home.

3. What does Zina see Bormenthal burning?
(a) A blue copybook.
(b) Sharik's leash and collar.
(c) A newspaper.
(d) His bathrobe.

4. Why does Bormenthal roll up his sleeve in Chapter 8?
(a) To clean up the flood water.
(b) To show Sharikov his tattoo.
(c) To cool down.
(d) To hit Sharikov.

5. Philippovich tells Bormenthal to take Sharikov where he wants to go on what condition?
(a) That Sharikov promises to behave.
(b) That there will be no cats around.
(c) That they will be in a darkened room.
(d) That there will be no police around.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sharikov whine about doing while his documents are being drawn up?

2. What is the argument which breaks out in the household about?

3. What does Sharik want his first name to be?

4. What does Philippovich say about the operation on Sharik in Chapter 8?

5. What does Sharik suspect there may be in his ancestry?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What definition is the reader unsure of at the end of Chapter 7?

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

4. What do the police officers want to know about the dog?

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

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

7. What document does Sharik ask Philippovich to get for him in Chapter 6?

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

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

10. How does Sharikov die?

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