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

2. What is Clarice doing in Chapter 1 when she is called to the Section Chief's office?
(a) She is practicing at the firing range.
(b) She is preparing a questionnaire for an interview.
(c) She is flirting with the hospital director.
(d) She is sitting in her Pinto, gathering her thoughts.

3. What is the name of the FBI trainee selected to assist with the serial killer investigation?
(a) Benjamin Raspail.
(b) Clarice Starling.
(c) Jack Crawford.
(d) Barney.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why doesn't Clarice like Albert Roden?

2. When the roll-up door gets stuck, how does Clarice open it far enough for her to get under?

3. How does Clarice demonstrate her superior hand strength?

4. What does Miggs throw at Clarice?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Dr. Lecter called "Hannibal the Cannibal"? Give an example. Does his viciousness tell you anything about his psychoses?

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. Do you think Clarice sees Crawford as a father figure? Why or why not?

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

6. What does Bella's impending death do to Jack Crawford? How does it affect him physically? Mentally? Is he prepared for her death?

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

8. Why would Dr. Lecter be offended by being interviewed by a FBI trainee? How does he control the environment around him? How does he control the conversation with Clarice?

9. Though Dr. Lecter does not believe the senator's offer is genuine because Crawford would never allow Dr. Lecter to benefit, for what does Dr. Lecter agree to offer his cooperation in exchange for, and how does he begin collecting on the proposal immediately?

10. Why does Dr. Lecter refer to Clarice as a "cheap redneck, one generation out of the mines"? What might he hope to accomplish by insulting her?

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