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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. Who taught Jame Gumb how to sew?
2. Dr. Lecter tells Senator Martin that she shouldn't trust Jack Crawford for what reason?
3. Whom does Dr. Chilton claim is responsible for Dr. Lecter's escape?
4. Whom does Senator Martin choose to head up the investigation in Chapter 32?
5. What does John Brigham hope to do for Clarice once she returns to Quantico?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Dr. Lecter escape?
2. Why does Jame Gumb suddenly decide to kill Catherine, and how does he plan to do it?
3. How does Catherine Martin throw the proverbial wrench into Jame Gumb's harvest rituals?
4. What advice does Crawford give Clarice about being a good leader?
5. How does Clarice end up at Jame Gumb's house, and why does she go in?
6. How does the FBI get information on Jame Gumb, and where does it lead them?
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. What would the reasons be for Chilton and Krendler to try and blame Dr. Lecter's escape on Clarice?
9. Do you think that Jame Gumb would be judged criminally insane or just plain evil?
10. Do the Memphis guards underestimate Dr. Lecter? How do you know?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What events lead to Clarisse's discovery that Buffalo Bill is making a suit out of the skin he takes from his victims? Where was she when she had this realization? What specific occurrence leads to this theory?
Essay Topic 2
Foreshadowing is used several times throughout the novel. Where do you see foreshadowing being used? What events are being foreshadowed? Why do you think Thomas Harris chose these events to foreshadow? Is the technique effective? How?
Essay Topic 3
Dr. Lecter defends Clarice when Miggs insults her by throwing semen at her. Miggs is found dead in his cell shortly thereafter, having swallowed his tongue. It is suspected that Dr. Lecter had a hand in Miggs' death. Dr. Lecter is a master manipulator, but do you think he could actually convince someone to swallow his own tongue? Why or why not? If so, how do you think he would go about that? Do you believe Clarice would look at this defense of her as a woman and a professional as a backhanded compliment? Why or why not?
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