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

2. What does Buffalo Bill use to see his way around the dark, maze-like basement?
(a) Pendant lights suspended from the ceiling.
(b) Strategically placed torches.
(c) A gas lantern.
(d) An infrared flashlight and night vision goggles.

3. What is the name of Frederica Bimmel's best friend?
(a) Bonnie Dodger.
(b) Stacy Hubka.
(c) Ardelia Mapp.
(d) John Grant.

4. How does Dr. Lecter escape?
(a) He puts on Pembry's face and pretends to be horribly mutilated and barely alive guard. He is loaded into the ambulance and overpowers the attendant.
(b) He hides in the crawlspace until the building is sufficiently empty for him to sneak out.
(c) He uses the guard's belts and the fire escape to scale down the outside of the building. He then steals a car and crosses the border into Georgia.
(d) He takes Sergeant Tate hostage and negotiates his freedom with Senator Martin.

5. What does Clarice hear that gives Jame Gumb's position away?
(a) He breaks a glass.
(b) He knocks over a mannequin.
(c) His gun cocking.
(d) He is giggling like a schoolgirl.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the armoire in Jame Gumb's sewing room contain?

2. What does Clarice find in the secret drawer of Catherine's jewelry box?

3. Describe Boyle's condition when Sergeant Tate's men reach the fifth floor.

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

5. From where does the Death's-head moth originate?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What is Catherine's plan, and describe her attempts to get Jame Gumb to release her?

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

6. What would the reasons be for Chilton and Krendler to try and blame Dr. Lecter's escape on Clarice?

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

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

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