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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. Who dumped Jame Gumb for another man?
(a) Frederica Bimmel.
(b) Klaus.
(c) Benjamin Raspail.
(d) Catherine Martin.

2. Why did the Senator offer Dr. Lecter special privileges for his assistance in finding her daughter?
(a) She knows that Dr. Lecter will do anything for publicity.
(b) She is not aware that special privileges have been offered in her name.
(c) She is desperate to find her daughter.
(d) The Senator thinks that no one other than Dr. Lecter will be able to solve this case.

3. What does Jack Crawford tell Clarice that Dr. Lecter did prior to his imprisonment?
(a) Dr. Lecter used to do psychiatric evaluations for the courts.
(b) Dr. Lecter used to be the FBI's leading criminal profiler.
(c) Dr. Lecter used to be Jack Crawford's personal physician.
(d) Dr. Lecter used to do surgery on injured FBI agents.

4. How does Clarice open the frozen locks on the storage unit?
(a) With some de-icer and motor oil.
(b) With a crowbar.
(c) With a key.
(d) She can't open them.

5. What did Clarice take with her when she ran away from the ranch, and why did she take it?
(a) She took her suitcase and photo album because they contained everything that reminded her of her father.
(b) She takes a friend's phone number so she can call for a ride.
(c) She took her favorite horse, hoping to save its life.
(d) She took food and water because she knew it would be a long trip.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 21, what does Dr. Chilton insist Clarice do that she refuses to do?

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

3. How does Miggs die?

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?

5. What is Dr. Lecter's nickname?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Clarice rewarded or punished for her actions in Raspail's storage area and her subsequent conversation with Dr. Lecter?

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

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

4. What benefits comprise the proposal package that Clarice puts together for Dr. Lecter in Senator Martin's name, and what is unique about the vacation spot?

5. 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?

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. Do you think that Clarice's actions at the storage space were born out of desperation?

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

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

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