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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) A paperclip and the ink tube from a pen.
(d) None. He steals the key from one of the guards as he leans over.

2. Of what did Senator Martin accuse Clarice?
(a) Murder.
(b) Theft.
(c) Having an affair with Jack Crawford.
(d) Having bad fashion sense.

3. Describe Boyle's condition when Sergeant Tate's men reach the fifth floor.
(a) He is restrained but unharmed.
(b) He looks strangely peaceful, but he has been brutally strangled.
(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.

4. What tragic event takes place in Chapter 45?
(a) Jack Crawford has a heart attack.
(b) Dr. Lecter captures and kills Clarice.
(c) Bella Crawford dies.
(d) Clarice gets shot.

5. In which state did Frederica Bimmel live?
(a) Kentucky.
(b) West Virginia.
(c) Ohio.
(d) Illinois.

Short Answer Questions

1. Jack Crawford explains the key to being a good leader to Clarice. What does he say the key is?

2. What is Catherine Martin's mantra while she is in the pit?

3. Who gives Jack Crawford the lead that directs him to Buffalo Bill?

4. Who taught Jame Gumb how to sew?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Clarice end up at Jame Gumb's house, and why does she go in?

2. At what point is it apparent to Clarice that Jame Gumb is Buffalo Bill?

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

4. What happens/happened in Jame Gumb's basement, and what aspects of the basement add to the terror of his victims?

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

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

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

8. Do you think Bella's death will help or hinder Jack Crawford in the Buffalo Bill investigation and why?

9. How does Dr. Lecter escape?

10. What price did Clarice pay to stay on the Buffalo Bill investigation, and do you think she feels the price was too high?

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