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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. How does Dolarhyde respond when he sees his mother at his grandmother's funeral?

2. What had Lounds been working on when he left work Tuesday?

3. What does Graham go to do before the Tattler runs?

4. What excuse does Dolarhyde say that he wants the infrared film for?

5. What does Graham find where the killer entered at the second victims' house?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 12 what is discovered about the marking that was left in the tree by the killer?

2. After Lounds is taken captive by Dolarhyde what is Dolarhyde's response to Lounds' phrase "man to man"?

3. What does Marian's mother do with Francis Dolarhyde to exact revenge upon her daughter?

4. What was Lounds' job when he first started at the Tattler as described in Chapter 16?

5. What is the thermos used for that Dolarhyde puts in Lounds' lap?

6. Describe the response that Dolarhyde's stepbrothers and sisters have when he arrives.

7. How is Dolarhyde's confrontation with the newspaper stand vendor different than what Dolarhyde would have done in the past?

8. What does Lecter do after Graham leaves him in Chapter 8?

9. What happens that places Francis Dolarhyde in the army?

10. How are the teeth imprints found on the bodies described in Chapter 3?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

After Reba is kidnapped she thinks to herself that Dolarhyde is "crazy" and says that crazy is a fearsome word? In what ways is it fearsome? Is she right by saying that he is crazy? How does this information impact her later on in the story when she realizes she has made love to a murderer? Had Dolarhyde been that good at hiding who and what he was from Reba?

Essay Topic 2

Why is it that Dolarhyde uses his grandmother's teeth in the killings? When the Dragon has Dolarhyde maim his genitals with his grandmother's teeth the Dragon says that they are his teeth. What connection does the grandmother and the Dragon have?

Essay Topic 3

Graham and Molly lost a lot while he was working on the case. Could their marriage be salvaged? Why or why not? Was Graham putting the case, or his need to work, before his marriage and family? Explain.

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