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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. After killing Father Donovan, Dexter states that the Code of _____ was satisfied.
(a) Harry.
(b) Justice.
(c) Ethics.
(d) Honor.

2. Who says, "you're different, Dexter. But you can learn to control that difference and use it constructively"?
(a) Harry.
(b) Angel.
(c) Deborah.
(d) LaGuerta.

3. Deborah says people destroy the refrigerated trucks for what reason?
(a) For fun.
(b) To hide their drugs.
(c) Insurance money.
(d) To hide evidence.

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

5. What is the first word of the novel?
(a) Death.
(b) Murder.
(c) Dark.
(d) Moon.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who repetitively says, "f it had been me..." in Chapter 11?

2. Rita is all of the following except which one?

3. In what state does the novel take place?

4. What is the narrator's foster father's name?

5. Where does Deborah and Dexter go to eat breakfast in Chapter 7?

Short Essay Questions

1. After much consideration, what is Dexter's hypothesis of the Tamiami Trail Killer's reason for not finishing the cutting of his victim? To whom does he tell his hypothesis to? Does Dexter think the Tamiami Trail Killer will kill again? Explain.

2. Why does Dexter follow the refrigerated truck? What happens after the truck driver realizes that Dexter has been following him?

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

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

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

7. Who says, "I am a very neat monster"? What is this character referring to?

8. How does Dexter feel about killing and in what way does killing satisfy Dexter? How does killing affect his "dark schemata"?

9. Describe Rita. Who is she to Dexter? How is she the perfect girlfriend for Dexter?

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

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