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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 the Senator do to try to get Buffalo Bill to see her daughter as a person, not a victim?
2. After her father's death when she was a child, where did Clarice live?
3. What does Noble Pilcher tell Clarice that the word "moth" once meant?
4. What kind of insect does the Erebus odora cocoon belong to?
5. Why did the Senator offer Dr. Lecter special privileges for his assistance in finding her daughter?
Short Essay Questions
1. What factors might have combined to make Catherine Martin vulnerable to attack?
2. Where does the FBI go to try to find out Buffalo Bill's true identity, and what is the result?
3. In Chapter 18, Crawford explains that he wants Clarice to talk to Dr. Lecter again. Why?
4. What creature does Clarice compare Dr. Chilton to and why?
5. What happens to frustrate Clarice after she learns of Catherine Martin's abduction by Buffalo Bill?
6. 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?
7. What might the Black Witch Moth symbolize to Buffalo Bill?
8. Do you think that Clarice's actions at the storage space were born out of desperation?
9. In response to their agreement in Chapter 25, what details does Dr. Lecter reveal about Buffalo Bill?
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 Catherine Martin's abduction in detail. Why do you think she let her guard down? Were there contributing factors? If so, what were they?
Essay Topic 2
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?
Essay Topic 3
One theme of this book is control and the loss or lack of it. Which characters seem to have control over their own situations, if any? Which characters are defined by their lack of control, and how do they work to gain control? Does control seem to be important to the FBI? The senator? Jame Gumb? Dr. Chilton? Clarice? Dr. Lecter? Jack Crawford? Why or why not?
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