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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. In Chapter 56, why does Jame Gumb decide to kill Catherine Martin?
(a) To save his dog.
(b) It is time to "harvest" her.
(c) To get back at Senator Martin.
(d) To shut her up.

2. What does the Bimmel house smell like?
(a) Wet dog.
(b) Mouse urine.
(c) Sausage.
(d) Dirty laundry.

3. What is Catherine Martin's mantra while she is in the pit?
(a) "It's only a dream."
(b) "Ohm, ohm, ohm."
(c) "Balls and eyes."
(d) "Mama will save me."

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

5. How does Dr. Lecter escape?
(a) He hides in the crawlspace until the building is sufficiently empty for him to sneak out.
(b) 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.
(c) He takes Sergeant Tate hostage and negotiates his freedom with Senator Martin.
(d) 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jame Gumb use to tan his hides?

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

3. What does Buffalo Bill use to see his way around the dark, maze-like basement?

4. What is the cover that the Hostage Rescue Team uses?

5. Who taught Jame Gumb how to sew?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

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

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

4. Do you think that Dr. Lecter left the cipher in the toilet for Senator Martin or for Clarice?

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

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

7. 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?

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

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

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

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