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

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

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

4. Dr. Chilton hints to Dr. Lecter that two people are having an affair. What are the names of those two people?
(a) Clarice and Jack Crawford.
(b) Dr. Chilton and Clarice.
(c) Senator Martin and Dr. Chilton.
(d) Senator Martin and Jack Crawford.

5. What is Jame Gumb's physical description?
(a) White male, thirty-four, six feet one inch, 205 pounds, brown and blue, no distinguishing marks.
(b) No physical description is provided.
(c) White male, thirty-something, just above six feet, very thin with brown hair and brown eyes.
(d) White male, between the ages of 28 and 32 with blonde hair and green eyes.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. 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."

3. What is the name of the brilliant serial killer housed in the Baltimore State Hospital for the Criminally Insane?

4. What does the Senator do to try to get Buffalo Bill to see her daughter as a person, not a victim?

5. What did Clarice take with her when she ran away from the ranch, and why did she take it?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In Chapter 26, how does the staff of the hospital ensure their safety and Dr. Lecter's cooperation while they are cleaning his cell, and how does Dr. Lecter entertain himself while they do this?

3. How does Clarice demonstrate her resourcefulness at the storage unit crime scene?

4. 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?

5. What is an imago, and how does this relate to Buffalo Bill?

6. What happens to frustrate Clarice after she learns of Catherine Martin's abduction by Buffalo Bill?

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

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

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

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

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