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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. Who says, "I heard you were here and couldn't stay away. Please, Detective, when will you marry me?"
(a) Dexter.
(b) LaGuerta.
(c) Harry.
(d) Deborah.

2. In context to Chapter 1, the word "mess" refers to what?
(a) The bodies of the orphaned children.
(b) The dirty laundry on the floor.
(c) The dirty dishes in the sink.
(d) The blood on the walls.

3. What object does Angel hold up at the end of Chapter 10?
(a) A side-view mirror.
(b) A red shoe.
(c) A barbie doll.
(d) A rear-view mirror.

4. Who is Metro-Dade police's rival?
(a) Lee county.
(b) Collier county.
(c) Orange county.
(d) Broward county.

5. According to Deborah, in the last month ______ refrigerated trucks have been reported stolen.
(a) 7.
(b) 31.
(c) 23.
(d) 13.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the narrator waiting and watching for in Chapter 1?

2. What does Dexter find inside his freezer?

3. What type of souvenir from his victims does Dexter keep?

4. After killing Father Donovan, Dexter states that the Code of _____ was satisfied.

5. Who is handling the murder case in Chapter 2?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the name of the suspect arrested in the Tamiami Trail murder case? What makes this person a potential suspect?

2. Why are Dexter's co-workers surprised to see him at the crime scene in the beginning of the novel? What is Dexter's reaction to this news? Explain.

3. What is cell crystallization? How is it relevant to the murder victims?

4. Who makes an arrest in the Tamiami Trail Killer case? Why does this person think they have the right suspect?

5. Describe Dexter's feelings towards children. Does he want kids of his own? Explain.

6. Why does Dexter attend the Metro's seventy-two hour meeting? Who is unhappy that Dexter is at the meeting? Explain.

7. Who does Dexter kill in the beginning of the novel? Why does Dexter kill this person?

8. Dexter states that he has a small reputation for hunches, what does he mean? Why is he capable of having such hunches?

9. What are the priest's final words? Why do you think he says this?

10. How does Dexter feel about killing and in what way does killing satisfy Dexter? How does killing affect his "dark schemata"?

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