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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) Screams.
(b) Loud music.
(c) Evil laughter over the loudspeaker.
(d) Gunshots.

2. Jack Crawford is how far away from mandatory retirement?
(a) Two years.
(b) A decade.
(c) Nineteen months.
(d) Six months.

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

4. Who taught Jame Gumb how to sew?
(a) His mother.
(b) Mrs. Lipscomb's Sewing school.
(c) The California Department of Corrections.
(d) He worked in a coroner's office, sewing up dead bodies.

5. 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 has the world's largest chandelier.
(c) It caters to rich people recovering from plastic surgery.
(d) It is well known for its celebrity clientele.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Clarice hear that gives Jame Gumb's position away?

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

3. Of what did Senator Martin accuse Clarice?

4. What tragic event takes place in Chapter 45?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. 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?

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

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

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

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