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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 46 - 50.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Noble Pilcher tell Clarice that the word "moth" once meant?
(a) Oblivion.
(b) Destruction.
(c) Beauty.
(d) Death.

2. After her father's death when she was a child, where did Clarice live?
(a) In Chicago with her mother and three siblings.
(b) On a horse ranch owned by her mother's cousin.
(c) With her grandparents.
(d) In a foster home.

3. Buffalo Bill has how many known victims?
(a) Five.
(b) Two.
(c) Twenty-four.
(d) Seventeen.

4. What prompts Clarice to run away from the dude ranch when she is a child?
(a) She doesn't get along with her foster family.
(b) In the middle of the night, she awoke to the screaming of the spring lambs being slaughtered.
(c) She is rebelling and doesn't want to live in Montana.
(d) She was being molested by the owner of the ranch.

5. Why does Jack Crawford tell Clarice to keep any inside information from Dr. Chilton?
(a) Dr. Chilton will compromise the case for his own notoriety.
(b) Jack Crawford thinks Dr. Chilton could be Buffalo Bill's true identity.
(c) Dr. Chilton has been known to sell information to the tabloids.
(d) Dr. Chilton will try to solve the case on his own.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who keeps Clarice from getting more information from Dr. Lecter?

2. What does Jame Gumb use to tan his hides?

3. What is Catherine Martin's mantra while she is in the pit?

4. What are the entomologists using to play chess?

5. What does Jack Crawford tell Clarice that Dr. Lecter did prior to his imprisonment?

(see the answer key)

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