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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. Brian is all of the following except for which?

2. Dexter observes Brian reaching into a carton and pulling out a handful of ______ with a springing panther on them.

3. Dexter says, "I know it is a nearly human weakness, and it may be no more than ordinary sentimentality, but I have always loved ______."

4. In Chapter 25, Dexter says he felt like ______'s poster child, and he wanted to go home and go to bed.

5. Where does Deborah suggest the Tamiami Trail killer has the bodies?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where does Dexter go after he is nearly caught cutting up his victim? What happens at this location?

2. Describe the new gift Dexter finds in his car in Chapter 24. What clue does this gift reveal to Dexter?

3. What souvenir does Dexter collect from his victims? Whom does Dexter not get a souvenir from? How does he go about retrieving his souvenir?

4. Describe the dream Dexter has in Chapter 19. What does this dream foreshadow?

5. What two conclusions does Dexter come to when thinking about the Jaworski murder case?

6. Who asks Dexter for help in solving the Jaworski case? Why does this person turn to Dexter?

7. Describe Dexter's first experience with the Dark Passenger.

8. What does the security camera capture that surprises both Deborah and Dexter? How does Deborah respond to this surprise?

9. Who is the first person Deborah and Dexter interview at the ice rink? What information does this person reveal to them? Why is this information important to the crime scene?

10. Who calls Dexter in the beginning of Chapter 24? Why is this person calling? What conclusion does Dexter come to with this phone call?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze Jeff Lindsay's use of personification throughout the text. Use specific examples from Darkly Dreaming Dexter to support your answer.

Essay Topic 2

Choose a character found in Darkly Dreaming Dexter that can be considered morally ambiguous, behavior which discourages readers from identifying them as purely evil or purely good. Explain how the character can be viewed as morally ambiguous and why his or her moral ambiguity is significant to the work.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the theme of politicking in the police force. Analyze how the author uses literary elements to explore this issue and explain how the issue contributes to the meaning of the work, include the effect it has on the characters in the novel.

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