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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the name of the latest victim from Chapter 15?
(a) Clarice Starling.
(b) Ardelia Louise Mapp.
(c) Bella Crawford.
(d) Catherine Baker Martin.

3. What does Jack Crawford think that Dr. Lecter might have done just for fun?
(a) Ingested a human liver.
(b) Tried on women's clothing and shoes.
(c) Turned loose a bunch of dangerous lunatics.
(d) Killed his entire family when he was just a child.

4. What is the name of the Section Chief of the Behavioral Sciences department who is under considerable stress to catch the serial killer, Buffalo Bill?
(a) Jack Crawford.
(b) Dr. Chilton.
(c) Jame Gumb.
(d) Clarice Starling.

5. What does Dr. Lecter feel when recalling the death of Benjamin Raspail?
(a) Excitement.
(b) Agony.
(c) Pleasure.
(d) Guilt.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name given to the serial killer that Clarice is hunting?

2. The FBI finds a cocoon inside another murder victim. What was the victim's name?

3. Why doesn't Clarice like Albert Roden?

4. In Chapter 6, Clarice receives permission to explore what?

5. What item does Barney bring for Clarice when she visits Dr. Lecter in Chapter 25?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Dr. Lecter do for a living before he was imprisoned as a serial killer? What repercussions might be the result of his previous employment?

2. What does Dr. Chilton do to thwart the FBI and insert himself into the Catherine Martin investigation?

3. What does Crawford think about Dr. Lecter's eerily accurate prediction that the girl would be scalped? How does Crawford feel about Dr. Lecter's other, unsubstantiated prediction?

4. Where does the FBI go to try to find out Buffalo Bill's true identity, and what is the result?

5. In Chapter 27, what does Chilton tell Dr. Lecter about the FBI to instill doubt in their honesty with Dr. Lecter?

6. How do Dr. Lecter's taunts and remarks affect Clarice? Is her character strong enough to face a madman like Dr. Lecter?

7. How does Senator Martin try to affect Buffalo Bill psychologically?

8. How does Dr. Lecter work his way into the Buffalo Bill investigation when his only purpose to the FBI was to be as a tool for study through his psychological evaluation? Again, how does he show his disdain for law enforcement? If he is so anti-authority, why does he speak with Clarice?

9. In response to their agreement in Chapter 25, what details does Dr. Lecter reveal about Buffalo Bill?

10. Why doesn't Dr. Lecter think that Buffalo Bill is a sadist, and what does he think Buffalo Bill actually wants?

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