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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 was the name of the agent who recruited Clarice? She later refers to this character as "a two-faced recruiting sergeant son of a bitch."
(a) Ardelia Mapp.
(b) Jack Crawford.
(c) Jame Gumb.
(d) Bella Crawford.

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

3. Buffalo Bill has how many known victims?
(a) Five.
(b) Two.
(c) Twenty-four.
(d) Seventeen.

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) Clarice Starling.
(b) Jack Crawford.
(c) Dr. Chilton.
(d) Jame Gumb.

5. Why doesn't Clarice like Albert Roden?
(a) He makes inappropriate comments about the way she dresses.
(b) His sense of humor is rude and not to her liking.
(c) He is stupid and has no idea what he is talking about.
(d) He smells bad.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who keeps Clarice from getting more information from Dr. Lecter?

2. Who calls the victim's apartment as Buffalo Bill is abducting her?

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

4. What question does Buffalo Bill ask of the girl he abducts in Chapter 15?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

2. 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?

3. What factors might have combined to make Catherine Martin vulnerable to attack?

4. Why is Clarice so eager to run headlong into uncertainty?

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

6. How does Clarice display her attention to detail while examining the victim's body in Chapter 12?

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

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

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

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

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