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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. How did Dexter's foster mom die?

2. Who is Dexter referring to when he says, "bravo, Miss Marple"?

3. Who confesses to being the Tamiami Trail killer?

4. What is the first word of the novel?

5. LaGuerta asks Dexter ______ times if he had seen the driver of the refrigerated truck.

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Dexter's dream in Chapter 7. What literary device is the author using through this dream?

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

3. What question does Dexter say is the key to thinking about the killer? How would Dexter have done things different had he committed these murders?

4. What is the relationship between Deborah and Detective LaGuerta? How does LaGuerta display her dislike in Deborah?

5. Explain what Dexter believes the real Tamiami Trail Killer is going to do now that there has been an arrest in the murder case.

6. What "trophy" does the Tamiami Trail Killer give to Dexter? For what reason does Dexter believe the killer gave him this trophy?

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

8. Compare and contrast Dexter and Deborah Morgan. Use specific details from the text to support your answer.

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

10. For what reason does Dexter say he does his job? Does he do it to catch the bad guy?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze how a stereotyped character or characters in Darkly Dreaming Dexter function to achieve the author's purpose of the novel.

Essay Topic 2

Distinguish the character of Brian to that of Dexter. Explain their similarities and differences as detailed in the text.

Essay Topic 3

Analyze the relevance of the setting of Miami to the plot of the novel. Why is the setting important to the understanding of Darkly Dreaming Dexter?

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