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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Bimmel house smell like?

2. In which state did Frederica Bimmel live?

3. Dr. Lecter checks into the elegant Marcus Hotel. What is special about this hotel?

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

5. What is the name of the Hostage Rescue Team's commander?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Do you think Bella's death will help or hinder Jack Crawford in the Buffalo Bill investigation and why?

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

6. How does Dr. Lecter escape?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In Chapter 37, the guards' carelessness results in chaos. Dr. Lecter has planned the perfect escape. Describe what occurs during the chaos following the shots heard while the courthouse is filled with officers waiting to relieve the eleven to seven shift. Exactly how does Dr. Lecter fulfill his plan?

Essay Topic 2

One theme of this book is control and the loss or lack of it. Which characters seem to have control over their own situations, if any? Which characters are defined by their lack of control, and how do they work to gain control? Does control seem to be important to the FBI? The senator? Jame Gumb? Dr. Chilton? Clarice? Dr. Lecter? Jack Crawford? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Just about every serial killer has a "signature" that he leaves with his victim. Jame Gumb's signature as Buffalo Bill is the cocoon of the Black Witch Moth. What do you think is the significance of the cocoon in the victims' throat? Do you think the insect species is representative of anything to Jame Gumb? Why would he choose the throat as the location for his signature?

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