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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 is used by the people in the morgue to mask the smell of decay?
(a) Glade air freshener.
(b) Potpourri.
(c) Vicks VapoRub.
(d) Surgical masks.

2. What was Clarice's father's true profession?
(a) A deputy.
(b) A town constable.
(c) A county sheriff.
(d) A night watchman.

3. Where and how does Starling find the bug cocoon?
(a) Deep in the girl's throat while taking pictures for dental analysis.
(b) In the girl's ear while taking pictures for family identification.
(c) In the girl's hair while looking for trace evidence.
(d) In the girl's vagina while doing a sexual assault work-up.

4. What characteristic of Buffalo Bill is evident in the blouse found by the police homeless man's cart?
(a) It is slit up the back.
(b) It has been freshly laundered.
(c) It is neatly buttoned and folded.
(d) It is cut to ribbons.

5. Who killed Benjamin Raspail and why?
(a) Benjamin Raspail killed himself during auto-erotic asphyxiation.
(b) Dr. Lecter killed Benjamin Raspail because he was whiny and making no progress.
(c) Benjamin Raspail is still alive.
(d) Jack Crawford killed Benjamin Raspail because he tried to get away.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Jame Gumb's poodle?

2. Dr. Chilton hints to Dr. Lecter that two people are having an affair. What are the names of those two people?

3. What does Buffalo Bill demand that Catherine do, or else the hose will be turned on her?

4. Who accompanies Clarice to the storage facility?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Clarice so eager to get into Raspail's storage unit? Does she truly think that any tip from Dr. Lecter would be true?

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

3. As Catherine Martin examines her situation, what does she see, and what does she come to realize?

4. Working under time pressure, what information will Clarice present to Dr. Lecter as inside information? Why is Clarice not to trust Dr. Chilton?

5. In Chapter 1, who is the serial killer the FBI wants to interview, and what does he offer to Clarice?

6. 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?

7. What might the Black Witch Moth symbolize to Buffalo Bill?

8. What were the circumstances surrounding Benjamin Raspail's death? What was his actual cause of death?

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

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

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