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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. What happens to alert the gathered officers to trouble in the courthouse?
(a) Evil laughter over the loudspeaker.
(b) Gunshots.
(c) Screams.
(d) Loud music.

2. In Chapter 51, what does Jack use as a distraction from Bella's death?
(a) Television.
(b) Tennis.
(c) Long, relaxing baths.
(d) Work.

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

4. In Chapter 36, what does Dr. Lecter bite?
(a) His tongue.
(b) Pembry's face.
(c) Boyle's fingers.
(d) A liverworst sandwich.

5. In Chapter 41, how does Catherine Martin try to get Jame Gumb to let her out of the pit?
(a) By saying she will be his girlfriend.
(b) By making a sexual proposition while she is naked.
(c) By threatening him with her mother's powerful connections.
(d) By offering to marry him.

Short Answer Questions

1. With Dr. Lecter driving his care, where was Lloyd Wyman riding?

2. What does Catherine Martin do to try and tempt Precious?

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

4. In Chapter 56, why does Jame Gumb decide to kill Catherine Martin?

5. Describe Pembry's condition when Sergeant Tate's men reach the fifth floor.

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. Do the Memphis guards underestimate Dr. Lecter? How do you know?

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

(see the answer keys)

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