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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the cover that the Hostage Rescue Team uses?
(a) A florist delivery truck with a sledgehammer in a flower box.
(b) A group of homeless men.
(c) They don't worry about cover.
(d) A landscaping company.

2. Where does Clarice meet Noble Pilcher in Chapter 40?
(a) At an amusement park for a much needed getaway.
(b) At a crime scene to get his professional entomological opinion.
(c) At the Insect Zoo in the Smithsonian.
(d) At a romantic restaurant in the heart of Memphis.

3. The men find Dr. Lecter's body on top of the elevator. What do they realize as they bring the body through the elevator ceiling hatch?
(a) That Dr. Lecter committed suicide by jumping into the elevator shaft.
(b) That it is actually the body of Pembry.
(c) That Dr. Lecter was in really good shape.
(d) That Dr. Lecter is barely alive, but he will not survive the night.

4. In Chapter 48, Clarice figures out the Buffalo Bill lives where?
(a) Wheeling, WV.
(b) Chicago, IL.
(c) Belvedere, OH.
(d) Hollywood, CA.

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

6. In Chapter 42, who calls Jack Crawford with information about an urgent bulletin?
(a) Jerry Burroughs.
(b) Dr. Chilton
(c) Clarice.
(d) Paul Krendler.

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

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

9. What type of machine does Catherine Martin hear while she is in the pit?
(a) A car.
(b) A refrigerator.
(c) A washing machine.
(d) A sewing machine.

10. What is Catherine Martin's mantra while she is in the pit?
(a) "Mama will save me."
(b) "It's only a dream."
(c) "Balls and eyes."
(d) "Ohm, ohm, ohm."

11. Whom does Senator Martin choose to head up the investigation in Chapter 32?
(a) The head of the Secret Service.
(b) Another woman, Clarice Starling.
(c) Jack Crawford from the FBI.
(d) Paul Krendler from the Justice Department.

12. Jack Crawford explains the key to being a good leader to Clarice. What does he say the key is?
(a) Making deals with the devil.
(b) Following directions and not making trouble.
(c) Managing one's rage and frustration.
(d) Breaking the rules and following one's own path.

13. Dr. Lecter tells Senator Martin that she shouldn't trust Jack Crawford for what reason?
(a) Jack Crawford has a crush on her.
(b) Jack Crawford is a pathological liar.
(c) Jack Crawford only cares about credit and glory.
(d) Jack Crawford is actually Buffalo Bill.

14. Whom does Dr. Chilton claim is responsible for Dr. Lecter's escape?
(a) Himself.
(b) Clarice.
(c) Sergeant Tate.
(d) Jack Crawford.

15. What does Jame Gumb always do before "harvesting a hide"?
(a) He eats a dinner of baked beans and macaroni and cheese.
(b) He watches a tape of his mother.
(c) He feeds his moths.
(d) He dresses the poodle in its cutest outfit.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Dr. Lecter escape?

2. Where is the Hostage Rescue Team going to apprehend Buffalo Bill?

3. In Chapter 43, where is Dr. Lecter?

4. Who is John Grant?

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

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