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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The last time that Barney was sent away, what happened?
(a) Dr. Lecter savaged a nurse.
(b) Dr. Chilton gave Dr. Lecter a book.
(c) Dr. Lecter escaped but was soon recaptured.
(d) Dr. Chilton tortured Dr. Lecter.

2. Whom does Dr. Lecter thank as he is leaving in the ambulance to be taken to Tennessee?
(a) Dr. Chilton.
(b) Clarice.
(c) Dr. Chilton's secretary.
(d) Barney.

3. What is Dr. Lecter's nickname?
(a) Dr. Death.
(b) Lecter the Specter.
(c) Buffalo Bill.
(d) Hannibal the Cannibal.

4. Why does Jack Crawford want Clarice to start talking to Dr. Lecter again?
(a) Because he thinks Dr. Lecter can teach Clarice some profiling skills.
(b) Because he thinks Clarice can get Dr. Lecter to tell her who Buffalo Bill really is.
(c) Because he believes Dr. Lecter lied about the how, why and by whom of Klaus' death.
(d) Because he wants to get Clarice out of the way, and he thinks getting her to talk to Dr. Lecter will do just that.

5. What does Jack Crawford think the FBI will need to do in order to convince Dr. Lecter to assist them in the Buffalo Bill investigation?
(a) Simply ask Dr. Lecter for his assistance on the case.
(b) Appeal to Dr. Lecter's intellect and vanity.
(c) Offer Dr. Lecter a large sum of money as a reward.
(d) Allow Dr. Lecter to take "field trips" every three months.

Short Answer Questions

1. What question does Buffalo Bill ask of the girl he abducts in Chapter 15?

2. Why doesn't Clarice like Albert Roden?

3. Who killed Benjamin Raspail and why?

4. What was the name of the agent who recruited Clarice? She later refers to this character as "a two-faced recruiting sergeant son of a bitch."

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

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

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

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

4. Do you think Clarice sees Crawford as a father figure? Why or why not?

5. 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?

6. How does Clarice demonstrate her resourcefulness at the storage unit crime scene?

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

8. What happens to frustrate Clarice after she learns of Catherine Martin's abduction by Buffalo Bill?

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

10. 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?

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