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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In Chapter 43, where is Dr. Lecter?
(a) St. Martin.
(b) St. Thomas.
(c) St. Augustine.
(d) St. Louis.

3. In what contest did Jame Gumb's mother participate?
(a) 1988 Pie Eating.
(b) 1948 Miss Sacramento.
(c) 1967 Mrs. World.
(d) 1962 Miss Universe.

4. What happens to let Clarice know that Jame Gumb is Buffalo Bill?
(a) He tells her that he is Buffalo Bill.
(b) A Death's Head moth crawls out of his robe.
(c) He has womens' skin hanging on his wall.
(d) He has a fake cast sitting on his dining room table.

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

6. What does Jame Gumb use to tan his hides?
(a) Cow brains.
(b) Cowboy's Best Hide Tanner.
(c) Lanolin.
(d) Urine.

7. What is different about the way Frederica's body was discarded compared to Buffalo Bill's other victims?
(a) She was weighted down.
(b) She was discarded in back of an abandoned building.
(c) She had a tarp wrapped around her.
(d) She was dismembered.

8. What type of dog is Precious?
(a) Pekingese
(b) Pug.
(c) Poodle.
(d) Pomeranian.

9. Who does Clarice call to tell about Buffalo Bill's sewing talents?
(a) Jerry Burroughs.
(b) Jack Crawford.
(c) Dr. Lecter.
(d) Paul Krendler.

10. What does the FBI order Jack Crawford to do in Chapter 39?
(a) Arrest Dr. Chilton.
(b) Find Buffalo Bill or face the possibility of being demoted.
(c) Go to Catherine Martin's apartment and look for more evidence.
(d) Take compassionate leave.

11. In Chapter 31, what does Barney get for Clarice?
(a) Dr. Lecter's remaining personal items.
(b) A cup of coffee, black.
(c) Dr. Chilton's date book.
(d) Dr. Lecter's journal.

12. In Chapter 57, what is the last piece of good news that Clarice gets?
(a) She is going to be made an agent without finishing school.
(b) She gets to keep Precious.
(c) She is getting a medal for bravery.
(d) Noble Pilcher has left 3 messages for her.

13. What does Clarice tell Catherine Martin when she begs Clarice to get her out of the pit?
(a) That her mom is on the way.
(b) To grab her hand.
(c) To climb the pit's wall.
(d) To shut up and quiet the dog.

14. What is the last question Jame Gumb asks Clarice?
(a) "Will you take care of Precious?"
(b) "How does it feel to be so beautiful?"
(c) "Don't you know who I am?"
(d) "Why?"

15. What makes Senator Martin afraid that she has trusted a fool in trusting Dr. Chilton?
(a) Dr. Chilton starts babbling from the moment he meets the Senator.
(b) Dr. Chilton calls Senator Martin's daughter by the wrong name.
(c) Dr. Chilton removes Dr. Lecter's mask with a theatrical flourish.
(d) Dr. Chilton removes all of Dr. Lecter's restraints.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 41, how does Catherine Martin try to get Jame Gumb to let her out of the pit?

2. What does the Bimmel house smell like?

3. What ailment does Dr. Lecter say that Billy Rubin once had?

4. Where does Clarice confront Jack Crawford about staying on the case?

5. What is surprising about Frederica Bimmel's clothes in Chapter 52?

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