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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. What type of weapon was used in the double homicide crime scene Dexter is working?
(a) A rock.
(b) An axe.
(c) A chainsaw.
(d) A pistol.

2. Channel ______ is the channel of choice for people with an eye for carnage.
(a) Ten.
(b) Six.
(c) Thirteen.
(d) Seven.

3. In Chapter 8, who is in charge during the Metro police meeting?
(a) Matthews.
(b) LaGuerta.
(c) Doakes.
(d) Angel.

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

5. Who is the Dark Passenger?
(a) Dexter's dad.
(b) Dexter's inner voice.
(c) The Tamiami Trail killer.
(d) Father Donovan.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Metro-Dade has a policy of pulling the homicide team together approximately _____ after a murder.

3. In Chapter 1, where has the narrator been hiding?

4. Who is the very large black man with an injured air of permanent hostility?

5. When asked, "what are you?" the narrator replies, "the beginning. And the end. Meet your ______, Father."

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Dexter go out for a drive in the middle of the night? What is he hoping to find?

3. Describe in detail the process by which Dexter captures his first victim of the novel. Where does he take his victim?

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

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

6. Whose point of view the story is told from? How is this point of view useful in understanding the overall meaning of the novel?

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

8. Who is Detective LaGuerta? Do the other characters in the novel respect Detective LaGuerta? What is her relationship with Dexter like?

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

10. What does Dexter do on his date with Rita that upsets her? What is Dexter's reaction to the situation? What is he thinking about?

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