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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 is the name of the FBI trainee selected to assist with the serial killer investigation?
2. What is notable about the vacation spot that Senator Martin offers to Dr. Lecter in return for information to aid in the return of her daughter?
3. What does Clarice find in the jar that is in the Packard?
4. How does Buffalo Bill abduct his latest victim in Chapter 15?
5. What did Jame Gumb do to Klaus?
Short Essay Questions
1. What might the Black Witch Moth symbolize to Buffalo Bill?
2. In response to their agreement in Chapter 25, what details does Dr. Lecter reveal about Buffalo Bill?
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. How does Clarice demonstrate her resourcefulness at the storage unit crime scene?
5. What factors might have combined to make Catherine Martin vulnerable to attack?
6. What were the circumstances surrounding Benjamin Raspail's death? What was his actual cause of death?
7. Why is Clarice so eager to run headlong into uncertainty?
8. 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?
9. 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?
10. Why is Dr. Lecter called "Hannibal the Cannibal"? Give an example. Does his viciousness tell you anything about his psychoses?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Just about every serial killer has a "signature" that he leaves with his victim. Jame Gumb's signature as Buffalo Bill is the cocoon of the Black Witch Moth. What do you think is the significance of the cocoon in the victims' throat? Do you think the insect species is representative of anything to Jame Gumb? Why would he choose the throat as the location for his signature?
Essay Topic 2
When Clarisse first visits Dr. Lecter, she follows Crawford's directions on how to handle Dr. Lecter to the letter. Dr. Lecter baits her, trying to break the FBI profiler "trainee" so he can send her back to Crawford as an example. Why doesn't Dr. Lecter's ploy work? How does Clarisse counteract Dr. Lecter's prodding and teasing? Do you think Dr. Lecter would have treated her differently if she had been a man? If so, how? Would Dr. Lecter show more or less respect to a man? Why?
Essay Topic 3
How does Catherine Martin's abduction finally bring the FBI much needed reinforcements to the search for Buffalo Bill? Do you think the case would have taken longer to solve had she not been a senator's daughter?
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