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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who killed the seven orphaned children?
(a) Dexter.
(b) Father Donovan.
(c) Deborah.
(d) Jaworski.

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

3. Dexter explains that "Rita was merely my ______, a silly kid's costume I wore on weekends to hide the fact that I was the kind of person who did the things that this other interesting fellow was now doing and I wasn't."
(a) Mask.
(b) Mustache.
(c) Beard.
(d) Sunglasses.

4. In what state does the novel take place?
(a) Georgia.
(b) California.
(c) Florida.
(d) New York.

5. When Dexter tells Deborah, "she doesn't like you, and she doesn't want you on her turf" who is he referring to?
(a) Stacey.
(b) Annie.
(c) LaGuerta.
(d) Fran.

6. Dexter says that however coarse and brutal Daryll Earl looked, the real threat to society was ______.
(a) Deborah.
(b) LaGuerta.
(c) Dexter.
(d) Doakes.

7. What is the name of Miami's hockey team?
(a) The Panthers.
(b) The Eagles.
(c) The Penguins.
(d) The Hurricanes.

8. In Chapter 3, who finds the murder victim?
(a) A veterinarian.
(b) A construction worker.
(c) A restaurant worker.
(d) A pharmacist.

9. How did Dexter's foster mom die?
(a) Suicide.
(b) Murder.
(c) Car accident.
(d) Cancer.

10. Where does Deborah and Dexter go to eat breakfast in Chapter 7?
(a) Wolfie's Deli.
(b) IHOP.
(c) Denny's.
(d) Waffle House.

11. Who is Dexter referring to when he says, "bravo, Miss Marple"?
(a) Carol.
(b) Deborah.
(c) Judy.
(d) LaGuerta.

12. Who is the very large black man with an injured air of permanent hostility?
(a) Sergeant Mitchell.
(b) Sergeant Doakes.
(c) Sergeant Matthews.
(d) Sergeant Stokes.

13. Dexter refers to thugs, robbers, and crackheads as ______.
(a) Targets.
(b) Seekers.
(c) Predators.
(d) Prey.

14. What does Dexter determine the symbolism of the rear-view mirror to be?
(a) Where are you.
(b) Who's behind me.
(c) Back up.
(d) I see you.

15. What does the narrator use to make a noose for his victim in Chapter 1?
(a) Fishing line.
(b) Hair ribbon.
(c) Shoe laces.
(d) Rope.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Dexter, the crime lab gang does not wear ______.

2. Dexter says that ______ are important to him.

3. Father Donovan notices ______ small mounds of earth in the garden.

4. What type of weapon was used in the double homicide crime scene Dexter is working?

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

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