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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. From what materials does Dr. Lecter make a handcuff key?
(a) His spoon.
(b) Discarded staples and a wooden spool.
(c) None. He steals the key from one of the guards as he leans over.
(d) A paperclip and the ink tube from a pen.

2. Who is John Grant?
(a) Jack Crawford's father-in-law.
(b) Clarice's boyfriend.
(c) Jame Gumb's brother.
(d) An alias that Jame Gumb used.

3. Why does Jame Gumb invite Clarice into his house?
(a) Clarice admires Precious and wants to play with the dog.
(b) To get her a business card for Mrs. Lippman's lawyer.
(c) To offer her a drink.
(d) To kill her.

4. What does Buffalo Bill use to see his way around the dark, maze-like basement?
(a) A gas lantern.
(b) Strategically placed torches.
(c) An infrared flashlight and night vision goggles.
(d) Pendant lights suspended from the ceiling.

5. Describe Boyle's condition when Sergeant Tate's men reach the fifth floor.
(a) He looks strangely peaceful, but he has been brutally strangled.
(b) He is restrained but unharmed.
(c) His face is hacked to pieces, and he is partially eviscerated.
(d) He has been skinned, and a bug cocoon has been left in his throat.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened to Buffalo Bill's victims who were kept in the back rooms of his basement?

2. What does Jame Gumb use to tan his hides?

3. What does Jame Gumb always do before "harvesting a hide"?

4. What happens to let Clarice know that Jame Gumb is Buffalo Bill?

5. What does the FBI order Jack Crawford to do in Chapter 39?

Short Essay Questions

1. What advice does Crawford give Clarice about being a good leader?

2. What happens after Clarice realizes that Jame Gumb is Buffalo Bill, and he realizes she knows?

3. Do you think that Clarice overstepped her bounds by visiting Dr. Lecter without going through the proper channels?

4. What pivotal event happens to Jack Crawford in Chapter 45, and how does he respond to this event?

5. How does Dr. Lecter manipulate the conversation with Senator Martin, as well as anyone else needing his assistance?

6. What is Catherine's plan, and describe her attempts to get Jame Gumb to release her?

7. How does the FBI get information on Jame Gumb, and where does it lead them?

8. Why does Jame Gumb suddenly decide to kill Catherine, and how does he plan to do it?

9. How does Catherine Martin throw the proverbial wrench into Jame Gumb's harvest rituals?

10. Do you think that Dr. Lecter left the cipher in the toilet for Senator Martin or for Clarice?

(see the answer keys)

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