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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. Who does Graham falsely believe was the one calling when he is unable to reach the phone before it finishes ringing?

2. What is Dolarhyde doing when Reba wakes up?

3. When Graham opened the car door after arriving home what was the first thing he heard?

4. What does Graham find missing from the Jacobis' belongings?

5. What happens to Dolarhyde?

Short Essay Questions

1. While in the hospital what does Graham tell Reba?

2. After Graham is given the remains of the killer from the charred house site what does he wonder about?

3. Why are the police anxious to have a profile of the killer in Chapter 34?

4. What does Dolarhyde tell Reba about the Leeds family and the Jacobi family?

5. When Dolarhyde has a discussion with the Dragon in Chapter 37 what are the main differences in the two personalities?

6. What does Graham dream about in the end of Chapter 54 while in the hospital?

7. Describe Reba's trip to see the Tiger and the reaction of the people involved.

8. What does Reba tell Police when they show up at the scene of the house fire?

9. Why does the fire inspector not expect to find remains of Dolarhyde?

10. What does the letter from Dr. Lecter say that Graham receives while in the hospital?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why does Dolarhyde become desperate to destroy the Dragon even though it is the Dragon that Dolarhyde believes he gets his power from? Why was Dolarhyde unable to break loose of the Dragon's grasp?

Essay Topic 2

Dolarhyde's only word that he says while at the Graham's house is "Muhner" or Mother pronounced just as he had before his corrective surgery. Why was this his last word and what does it reveal about Dolarhyde? What effect did his death have on Molly? Did she blame Graham or simply associate him with the events? Explain.

Essay Topic 3

Why is it that Dolarhyde doesn't fully realize that he has begun to have feelings for Reba? Why is it that the service man at the station attempting to look up Reba's dress is what gives him an idea that he is beginning to care for her? What does this reveal about Dolarhyde?

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