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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. 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) Beard.
(b) Mustache.
(c) Sunglasses.
(d) Mask.

2. What type of vehicle does Dexter suggest the murder suspect uses to transport the bodies?
(a) A taxi cab.
(b) A refrigerated truck.
(c) A pickup truck.
(d) A limo.

3. When Dexter was young, who/what did he kill?
(a) His foster mom.
(b) His neighbor.
(c) His classmate.
(d) A dog.

4. Dexter reveals that their murder suspect is nicknamed the ______.
(a) Tamiami Trail Butcher.
(b) Sunset Slayer.
(c) Gainesville Ripper.
(d) Miami Vampire.

5. What is the narrator wearing over his face when hunting his victim in Chapter 1?
(a) A while silk mask.
(b) A black ski mask.
(c) A Halloween mask.
(d) A pair of nylon pantyhose.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who determines that there is a witness to the crime at the Cacique Motel?

2. What does Dexter find inside his freezer?

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

4. What object does Dexter imagine bringing home?

5. According to Dexter, why did the murder suspect not finish cutting his latest victim?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What object is sitting on top of the package of body parts found in the goalie's net at the ice rink? Who is the object left for? Why?

3. Who was first aware of Dexter's dark secret? What did this person advise Dexter to do?

4. What is cell crystallization? How is it relevant to the murder victims?

5. Why are Dexter's co-workers surprised to see him at the crime scene in the beginning of the novel? What is Dexter's reaction to this news? Explain.

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

7. How does Dexter know someone has been inside his home? What is damaged or missing inside Dexter's home?

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

9. Who does Dexter kill in the beginning of the novel? Why does Dexter kill this person?

10. What are the priest's final words? Why do you think he says this?

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