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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. What has the paper begun calling Dolarhyde that makes him happy?

2. What does Graham debate using to keep Molly around longer?

3. What weapons are found in the ashes of Dolarhyde's home?

4. What is Dolarhyde doing when Reba wakes up?

5. What does the St. Charles Sheriff's Department check to make sure of Dolarhyde's address?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Molly tell Graham when they get home?

4. What is Graham's response when the mockingbird whistles in Chapter 51?

5. Why does Crawford worry about Graham and think about pulling him out of the empty court room in Chapter 32?

6. What does the Dragon offer Dolarhyde in Chapter 44?

7. What takes place in the phone call between Graham and Molly and Willy in Chapter 40?

8. What strikes Graham as odd about the killer showing up at the Brooklyn Museum?

9. What is Reba's reaction when Dolarhyde tells her that he would rather her die with him than to be left to the Dragon?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

When Graham is at Dolarhyde's work fingerprinting, Dolarhyde sees them and begins to panic. Dolarhyde calls Graham a monster. In what way could Graham be Dolarhyde's monster? Why is this word odd for Dolarhyde to use in this way? Why is it accurate?

Essay Topic 2

Dolarhyde says at one point in the story that he can sacrifice people to the Dragon and then go back to Reba and treat her well. Does Dolarhyde believe that he and the Dragon are still completely separate? Is what Dolarhyde feels for Reba love? Explain. If Dolarhyde and the Dragon are "becoming" or are the same entity why can Dolarhyde love Reba but the Dragon want her dead?

Essay Topic 3

Dr. Lecter never is shown revealing any emotion except in Graham's recalling. What does this reveal about Dr. Lecter? Does this make him more or less believable as a "bad guy" in the story? Explain.

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