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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 might have done just for fun?

2. In Chapter 25, what specific attributes does Dr. Lecter tell Clarice to look for when hunting for Buffalo Bill?

3. How did Lecter kill Benjamin Raspail?

4. What is Clarice doing in Chapter 1 when she is called to the Section Chief's office?

5. How does Clarice open the frozen locks on the storage unit?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Why is Clarice so eager to get into Raspail's storage unit? Does she truly think that any tip from Dr. Lecter would be true?

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

6. 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?

7. Why is Clarice so eager to run headlong into uncertainty?

8. 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?

9. In Chapter 18, Crawford explains that he wants Clarice to talk to Dr. Lecter again. Why?

10. In Chapter 1, who is the serial killer the FBI wants to interview, and what does he offer to Clarice?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Barney's character is an important, though rarely used, part of the novel. Barney seems to be the only person who can keep Dr. Lecter under control. He is also the only person who seems to earn Dr. Lecter's respect. What do you think it is about Barney that affects Dr. Lecter and causes to him behave and give Barney respect? Control is not something Dr. Lecter seems to give in to often, and when he does, he still seems to be seething under the surface. What do you think this says about Barney since Dr. Lecter seems to willingly surrender control (as much as he can) in Barney's presence.

Essay Topic 2

What events lead to Clarisse's discovery that Buffalo Bill is making a suit out of the skin he takes from his victims? Where was she when she had this realization? What specific occurrence leads to this theory?

Essay Topic 3

In Chapters 12 and 13, Crawford's treatment of Clarisse at Potter's Funeral Home while inspecting the body of Buffalo Bill's latest victim is carefully scripted, though this is not apparent to Clarisse at the time. How does Clarisse feel when Crawford asks to see the sheriff to speak "man-to-man"? How does Clarisse find out that Crawford had ulterior motives in getting the deputy to speak to him alone? What is her reaction to this? Does Clarisse have a point, and do you think that point is taken?

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