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

2. What happened to Buffalo Bill's victims who were kept in the back rooms of his basement?
(a) They were left suspended from the ceiling until they died.
(b) Many were walled up in rooms while they were still alive.
(c) They were brutally tortured and electrocuted.
(d) They were chained to the wall and allowed to slowly starve to death.

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

4. In Chapter 43, where is Dr. Lecter?
(a) St. Augustine.
(b) St. Thomas.
(c) St. Martin.
(d) St. Louis.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to alert the gathered officers to trouble in the courthouse?

2. Dr. Lecter leaves a cipher which spells out the biochemical formula C33 H36 N4 O6. What is this the chemical formula for?

3. In Chapter 51, what does Jack use as a distraction from Bella's death?

4. What type of machine does Catherine Martin hear while she is in the pit?

5. In Chapter 43, what is the name of Dr. Lecter's latest victim?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. What pivotal event happens to Jack Crawford in Chapter 45, and how does he respond to this event?

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