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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 56 - 61.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Clarice meet Noble Pilcher in Chapter 40?
(a) At a crime scene to get his professional entomological opinion.
(b) At an amusement park for a much needed getaway.
(c) At a romantic restaurant in the heart of Memphis.
(d) At the Insect Zoo in the Smithsonian.

2. What does Clarice do when the moth crawls out of Jame Gumb's robe?
(a) Pulls a gun.
(b) Compliments Jame Gumb on his choice of pets.
(c) Asks for a phone.
(d) Screams for help.

3. What does Noble Pilcher tell Clarice that the word "moth" once meant?
(a) Beauty.
(b) Death.
(c) Destruction.
(d) Oblivion.

4. In Chapter 6, Clarice receives permission to explore what?
(a) Buffalo Bill's back yard.
(b) Dr. Lecter's case notes.
(c) Benjamin Raspail's car.
(d) The house where the latest murder took place.

5. What happened to Benjamin Raspail's car?
(a) It was smashed into a cube.
(b) It was sold three times and finally tracked to the latest owner.
(c) It was parked in an impound lot and forgotten.
(d) It was sold to a reckless teenager who wrecked it.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 51, what does Jack use as a distraction from Bella's death?

2. Dr. Lecter gave Clarice Klaus's cause of death. What did he say it was?

3. In Chapter 31, what does Barney get for Clarice?

4. What characteristic of Buffalo Bill is evident in the blouse found by the police homeless man's cart?

5. What does the Senator offer to Jack Crawford to entice him into taking her daughter's case?

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