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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Bimmel house smell like?

2. What is the name of the Hostage Rescue Team's commander?

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

4. What is the name of Frederica Bimmel's best friend?

5. What happens to alert the gathered officers to trouble in the courthouse?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Dr. Lecter escape?

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

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

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

6. Once Clarice finds out about Jame Gumb and the FBI team on its way to Illinois to apprehend the killer, how and why does she continue her investigation?

7. How does Dr. Lecter avoid suspicion after his escape?

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

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

10. Do you think that Jame Gumb would be judged criminally insane or just plain evil?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In Chapter 37, the guards' carelessness results in chaos. Dr. Lecter has planned the perfect escape. Describe what occurs during the chaos following the shots heard while the courthouse is filled with officers waiting to relieve the eleven to seven shift. Exactly how does Dr. Lecter fulfill his plan?

Essay Topic 2

In Chapters 12 and 13, Crawford's treatment of Clarisse at Potter's Funeral Home while inspecting the body of Buffalo Bill's latest victim is carefully scripted, though this is not apparent to Clarisse at the time. How does Clarisse feel when Crawford asks to see the sheriff to speak "man-to-man"? How does Clarisse find out that Crawford had ulterior motives in getting the deputy to speak to him alone? What is her reaction to this? Does Clarisse have a point, and do you think that point is taken?

Essay Topic 3

Senator Martin will spare nothing to get her daughter back safely, including negotiating with another killer to get into the mind of the man who has abducted Catherine. Is Senator Martin abusing her power by allowing Dr. Lecter to be released from his cell? Do you think she is aware that she might be putting other lives at danger by acquiescing to Dr. Lecter's demands, or do you think she believes she has taken all necessary precautions to ensure safety? Do you honestly think she is worried about the safety of others or only her daughter's recovery?

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