View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Miggs die?
(a) He hangs himself with his bed sheet in his cell.
(b) He tries to escape and is shot by a guard.
(c) He swallows his own tongue.
(d) He is attacked and stabbed by a fellow inmate.

2. What did Clarice take with her when she ran away from the ranch, and why did she take it?
(a) She took her favorite horse, hoping to save its life.
(b) She takes a friend's phone number so she can call for a ride.
(c) She took food and water because she knew it would be a long trip.
(d) She took her suitcase and photo album because they contained everything that reminded her of her father.

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

4. Who is the first to arrive at the storage facility when backup is called for?
(a) The press.
(b) Dr. Chilton.
(c) The FBI.
(d) The Baltimore police department.

5. What is "Blue Canoe?"
(a) The FBI's private boat.
(b) Jack Crawford's favorite cologne.
(c) An affectionate nickname for Clarice's roommate.
(d) The FBI's private plane.

Short Answer Questions

1. The victims are discovered in which state?

2. What does Jack Crawford think that Dr. Lecter knows about Buffalo Bill?

3. The flutist for the Baltimore Philharmonic was missing two organs when he was discovered. Clarice's background in meat processing allows her to recognize these organs as what?

4. Where does Buffalo Bill keep his victims?

5. What does Clarice do in Chapter 4 to gather more information for her research on one of Dr. Lecter's victims?

Short Essay Questions

1. What were the circumstances surrounding Benjamin Raspail's death? What was his actual cause of death?

2. What is Crawford's angle to get Dr. Lecter to assist the FBI in the Buffalo Bill investigation?

3. In Chapter 27, what does Chilton tell Dr. Lecter about the FBI to instill doubt in their honesty with Dr. Lecter?

4. How does Dr. Lecter work his way into the Buffalo Bill investigation when his only purpose to the FBI was to be as a tool for study through his psychological evaluation? Again, how does he show his disdain for law enforcement? If he is so anti-authority, why does he speak with Clarice?

5. How does Senator Martin try to affect Buffalo Bill psychologically?

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

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

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

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

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 1,299 words (approx. 5 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample