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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Jack Crawford think that Dr. Lecter knows about Buffalo Bill?
2. What gave Jame Gumb new hope?
3. Who killed the man in the Packard and why?
4. What is "Blue Canoe?"
5. Who dumped Jame Gumb for another man?
Short Essay Questions
1. Do you think that Clarice's actions at the storage space were born out of desperation?
2. Working under time pressure, what information will Clarice present to Dr. Lecter as inside information? Why is Clarice not to trust Dr. Chilton?
3. What is Crawford's angle to get Dr. Lecter to assist the FBI in the Buffalo Bill investigation?
4. Do you think Clarice sees Crawford as a father figure? Why or why not?
5. How does Clarice tactfully clear the room of excess law enforcement at the funeral home where the latest victim's body is being kept?
6. What were the circumstances surrounding Benjamin Raspail's death? What was his actual cause of death?
7. How does Clarice demonstrate her resourcefulness at the storage unit crime scene?
8. Why is Clarice so eager to run headlong into uncertainty?
9. What did Dr. Lecter do for a living before he was imprisoned as a serial killer? What repercussions might be the result of his previous employment?
10. In Chapter 27, what does Chilton tell Dr. Lecter about the FBI to instill doubt in their honesty with Dr. Lecter?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe Jame Gumb's basement. How did he use the back rooms? Why did he stop using the back rooms? Where does he keep Catherine Martin? What does he call his victims to depersonalize them? What does he demand that his victims do to their skin every day and why?
Essay Topic 2
Strength and perseverance keep Catherine Martin from losing hope once she has been abducted. Though her situation seems hopeless, she finds an inner strength to fight her character.Catherine Martin is a very clever girl, and she is not about to go down without a fight. How does Catherine show her strength and spoil Buffalo Bill's plans for her? How does he react? Is Buffalo Bill a strong person, or is his weakness part of what makes up his character?
Essay Topic 3
Dr. Lecter defends Clarice when Miggs insults her by throwing semen at her. Miggs is found dead in his cell shortly thereafter, having swallowed his tongue. It is suspected that Dr. Lecter had a hand in Miggs' death. Dr. Lecter is a master manipulator, but do you think he could actually convince someone to swallow his own tongue? Why or why not? If so, how do you think he would go about that? Do you believe Clarice would look at this defense of her as a woman and a professional as a backhanded compliment? Why or why not?
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