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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. Why did Douglas use Dawn to lure Larry Bell into arrest?

2. What is the fundamental question about prison release?

3. Whom did John Hinckley attack in order to gain the attention of a celebrity?

4. Where was the child abducted from in Chapter 15?

5. What did Robert Hansen do to his victims?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why was profiling so important to the Robert Hansen case?

2. Who were the Forces of Evil?

3. Why is Agent Ray's case used in lectures for future FBI agents?

4. Describe the events of the Chicago Tylenol case.

5. Describe the murder of Karla in Chapter 14. Include details on what happened. Detail the hunt for her killer.

6. According to the FBI's discovery, who were the Forces of Evil?

7. Describe Douglas' home life by the end of his career.

8. Describe the grand jury trial featuring Robert Hansen. What was discovered at trial?

9. Describe the importance of McCrary's fire-breathing dragon cartoon. Which killer(s) did it represent?

10. Describe Douglas' opinion about criminals at the end of his career.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast elements of the short story The Most Dangerous Game, which Douglas describes in his book, to the crimes of Robert Hansen.

Essay Topic 2

Analyze the analogy "everybody has a rock." What is its origin? What does this saying mean? How does Douglas use this in the text? Do you believe this statement to be true? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the case of the ATKID killer. What crimes did the ATKID killer commit? How was the killer eventually caught? What role did Douglas play in both the capture and the trial? Include any other controversial events that occurred during the trial.

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