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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. How many slides with dry drops of blood does Dexter have in Chapter 2?
(a) 36.
(b) 194.
(c) 66.
(d) 13.

2. How much does Dexter say a bottle of Luminol cost?
(a) $200.
(b) $2.
(c) $12.
(d) $20.

3. Who does Dexter tell about his discovery in his refrigerator?
(a) LaGuerta.
(b) Nobody.
(c) Vince.
(d) Deborah.

4. ______ is a part of Miami that sleeps.
(a) Coconut Grove .
(b) El Portal.
(c) Dinner Key.
(d) Hialeah.

5. Who is Jackson Pollock?
(a) A famous painter.
(b) A famous singer.
(c) A famous athlete.
(d) A famous actor.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. LaGuerta asks Dexter ______ times if he had seen the driver of the refrigerated truck.

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

5. Who is nicknamed "Einstein"?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. 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.

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

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

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

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

9. Who makes an arrest in the Tamiami Trail Killer case? Why does this person think they have the right suspect?

10. What is Detective LaGuerta's hypothesis as to why the Tamiami Trail Killer did not finish cutting his victim? What does Dexter find wrong with her hypothesis?

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