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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 do in Chapter 4 to gather more information for her research on one of Dr. Lecter's victims?
(a) She contacts the Baltimore police and goes through their files.
(b) She goes back to Quantico and accesses microfilm.
(c) She visits the stacks of the local library.
(d) She visits the victim's family.

2. Who hits on Clarice in Chapter 2 but is immediately shot down?
(a) Dr. Chilton.
(b) Jame Gumb.
(c) Barney.
(d) Buffalo Bill.

3. 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) The Senator thinks that no one other than Dr. Lecter will be able to solve this case.
(c) She is desperate to find her daughter.
(d) She is not aware that special privileges have been offered in her name.

4. Who is the first to arrive at the storage facility when backup is called for?
(a) The Baltimore police department.
(b) Dr. Chilton.
(c) The FBI.
(d) The press.

5. Who calls the victim's apartment as Buffalo Bill is abducting her?
(a) Her ex-boyfriend.
(b) Her hashish smoking buddy.
(c) Her parents from San Diego.
(d) Her mother, the Senator.

Short Answer Questions

1. Dr. Lecter tells Clarice that Buffalo Bill wants to change into a woman. What does Dr. Lecter claim that Buffalo Bill is doing to attain that goal?

2. After Dr. Chilton sends everyone away, what does he tell Dr. Lecter?

3. What does Dr. Lecter thank Barney for?

4. Why did Clarice get angry with Jack Crawford at the funeral home?

5. How does Miggs die?

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. How does Senator Martin try to affect Buffalo Bill psychologically?

3. 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?

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

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

6. What creature does Clarice compare Dr. Chilton to and why?

7. 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?

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

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

10. What is Crawford's angle to get Dr. Lecter to assist the FBI in the Buffalo Bill investigation?

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