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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is "Blue Canoe?"
(a) The FBI's private plane.
(b) An affectionate nickname for Clarice's roommate.
(c) The FBI's private boat.
(d) Jack Crawford's favorite cologne.

2. After Dr. Chilton sends everyone away, what does he tell Dr. Lecter?
(a) That he can't wait to break him and see him squirm.
(b) That Senator Martin's deal is a fake, and Dr. Lecter will never see the sunlight again.
(c) That Dr. Chilton will find the special book that Dr. Lecter wants if he will only share his knowledge about Buffalo Bill.
(d) That Dr. Chilton and Clarice are having an affair.

3. What are the entomologists using to play chess?
(a) Cheese and crackers shaped like chess pieces.
(b) A rhinoceros beetle.
(c) Checkers.
(d) A marble chess set.

4. What is notable about the vacation spot that Senator Martin offers to Dr. Lecter in return for information to aid in the return of her daughter?
(a) It is in the British West Indies.
(b) It is in Miami Beach.
(c) It is the Animal Disease Center for Federal hoof and mouth disease research.
(d) It is the location for a famous archaeological dig.

5. In Chapter 22, Dr. Lecter tells Clarice that Buffalo Bill wants what?
(a) A butterfly collection.
(b) A new car.
(c) A vest with female breasts on it.
(d) Freedom to be open about his sexuality.

6. Dr. Danielson agrees to discuss patient files from the Gender Identity Clinic with whom?
(a) Dr. Bloom.
(b) Clarice.
(c) Jack Crawford.
(d) Jerry Burroughs.

7. What does Clarice find in the jar that is in the Packard?
(a) A collection of butterflies.
(b) Preserved pig fetuses.
(c) A real human head.
(d) Dirt.

8. What does Bella's spouse do to make her bedroom as normal as possible?
(a) He pushes two hospital beds together so he can sleep next to her.
(b) He paints the room in warm, soothing earth tones.
(c) He decorates her room with bright colors.
(d) He fills the room with flowers and plants.

9. Who killed the man in the Packard and why?
(a) Dr. Lecter killed the man because he was annoying.
(b) Benjamin Raspail killed the man because he was unfaithful.
(c) Buffalo Bill killed the man because he stole Bill's girlfriend.
(d) The man died of natural causes.

10. Who dumped Jame Gumb for another man?
(a) Benjamin Raspail.
(b) Klaus.
(c) Frederica Bimmel.
(d) Catherine Martin.

11. In psychoanalytic terms, what is an imago?
(a) Dr. Lecter's euphemism for an idiot.
(b) The image of one's parent, buried in the unconscious mind of an infant.
(c) An unclear or cloudy image causing a person to think he/she is hallucinating.
(d) A vague image of the past, made clearer through hypnosis.

12. Dr. Lecter gave Clarice Klaus's cause of death. What did he say it was?
(a) He was poisoned by an angry former lover.
(b) Auto-erotic asphyxiation during sex with Benjamin Raspail.
(c) He was shot during a robbery at a convenience store.
(d) Suicide by hanging.

13. What is the name of the brilliant serial killer housed in the Baltimore State Hospital for the Criminally Insane?
(a) Dr. Hannibal Lecter.
(b) Ted Bundy.
(c) Jame Gumb.
(d) Buffalo Bill.

14. What is the name of Jame Gumb's poodle?
(a) Precious.
(b) Fluffy.
(c) Cotton.
(d) Princess.

15. What is the name of Clarice's roommate?
(a) Bella Crawford.
(b) Ardelia Mapp.
(c) Dr. Chilton.
(d) Brenda Shaffer.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Jack Crawford turn down Dr. Lecter's original offer of assistance in the Buffalo Bill case?

2. Where and how does Starling find the bug cocoon?

3. Who is the first to arrive at the storage facility when backup is called for?

4. What is the name of the FBI trainee selected to assist with the serial killer investigation?

5. Why does Jack Crawford tell Clarice to keep any inside information from Dr. Chilton?

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