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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. ______ is an important moment and a real relief for Dexter and the Dark Passenger.
(a) The conclusion.
(b) The hunting.
(c) The climax.
(d) The beginning.

2. The statement, "and there I was out over the city like a boneless bird, flowing and swift and the cold air moved around me..." comes from where?
(a) Shakespeare.
(b) Edgar Allen Poe.
(c) Dexter's dream.
(d) Nicholas Sparks.

3. In Chapter 15, ______ came into Dexter's mind unwanted and unasked.
(a) Astor.
(b) Rita.
(c) Time.
(d) Harry.

4. Who is the Metro-Miami police spokesperson?
(a) LaGuerta.
(b) Angel.
(c) Deborah.
(d) Vince.

5. Who does the man in the security video resemble?
(a) Cody.
(b) Doakes.
(c) Vince.
(d) Dexter.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long did it take Harry to die?

2. Besides the killer, who else had asked Dexter, "what do you remember from before?"

3. Dexter dreams he has killed ______ women in Chapter 19.

4. Who drives the Zamboni for the morning skate?

5. Where does Dexter envision Deborah to be?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who interrupts Dexter's killing process in Chapter 15? How is Dexter aware of this person? How does Dexter handle this interruption?

2. What does Dexter find at the docks? How do these objects fit the killer's need for tight, enclosed spaces?

3. Who does LaGuerta invite to the crime scene in Chapter 20? What does she tell these people? What is the result of her invitation?

4. Where does the bodies of the three heads turn up? Who finds the bodies? What is unique about the way the killer arranged the limbs?

5. Who is the Tamiami Trail Killer? How is he related to Dexter? What information does the Tamiami Trail Killer reveal to Dexter to prove his relation to him?

6. Where does Deborah think the bodies of the three heads might be? Does Dexter agree with Deborah's hypothesis? Explain.

7. Describe Dexter's first experience with the Dark Passenger.

8. What is the name of Dexter's latest kill in Chapter 14? What crime did this person commit? How does Dexter's victim feel about the crime he has committed?

9. Why is LaGuerta angry with Deborah in Chapter 22? How does LaGuerta take out her frustrations on Deborah?

10. Explain why there is a battle for jurisdiction at the crime scene. Who is the battle between? Who ultimately wins the battle?

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