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

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

3. What does John Brigham hope to do for Clarice once she returns to Quantico?
(a) Save her reputation.
(b) Enter her in an interservice shooting match.
(c) Take her out to dinner and a movie.
(d) Help her get over her depression.

4. Of what did Senator Martin accuse Clarice?
(a) Murder.
(b) Having an affair with Jack Crawford.
(c) Having bad fashion sense.
(d) Theft.

5. What does the armoire in Jame Gumb's sewing room contain?
(a) His sewing supplies.
(b) Outfits he has sewn for Precious.
(c) His mother's keepsakes.
(d) His Special Things.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 42, who calls Jack Crawford with information about an urgent bulletin?

2. In Chapter 57, what is the last piece of good news that Clarice gets?

3. Jack Crawford explains the key to being a good leader to Clarice. What does he say the key is?

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

5. Describe Boyle'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. How does Dr. Lecter escape?

3. Do you think Clarice's obsession with Buffalo Bill's victims is beneficial or harmful. Why?

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

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

6. 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?

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

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

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

10. 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?

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