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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. Dr. Lecter checks into the elegant Marcus Hotel. What is special about this hotel?
(a) It caters to spoiled animals and their owners.
(b) It is well known for its celebrity clientele.
(c) It caters to rich people recovering from plastic surgery.
(d) It has the world's largest chandelier.

2. Describe Pembry's condition when Sergeant Tate's men reach the fifth floor.
(a) His face is grotesquely disfigured, but he is still alive.
(b) His head has been shoved between the bars of the cage, and his face has been chewed off.
(c) He is dead, and his hands have been removed.
(d) He has been decapitated.

3. What does Catherine Martin do to try and tempt Precious?
(a) Whistles loudly and calls its name.
(b) Throws a ball up to the top of the pit.
(c) Sings show tunes to the little dog.
(d) Tosses a chicken bone tied to a bucket handle to the edge of the pit.

4. Where is the Hostage Rescue Team going to apprehend Buffalo Bill?
(a) Culver City, CA.
(b) Brooklyn, NY.
(c) San Diego, CA
(d) Calumet City, IL

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What prompts Clarice to run away from the dude ranch when she is a child?

2. Whom does Dr. Chilton claim is responsible for Dr. Lecter's escape?

3. Jame Gumb tells Clarice that Mrs. Lippman is where?

4. What is different about the way Frederica's body was discarded compared to Buffalo Bill's other victims?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Do you think that Paul Krendler helps or hinders the investigation by giving in to Senator Martin's wishes?

4. Does Clarice gain insight into the person Frederica Bimmel was by exploring her room? What conclusions about Frederica does Clarice draw from the brief time she spends at the Bimmel house?

5. How does Dr. Lecter escape?

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

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

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

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

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

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