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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who finds the refrigerated truck used to transport the decapitated bodies in Chapter 11?

2. What is Dexter's profession?

3. How many slides with dry drops of blood does Dexter have in Chapter 2?

4. Dexter says that as a rule he does not remember ______.

5. How long has Dexter been dating his girlfriend?

Short Essay Questions

1. What question does Dexter say is the key to thinking about the killer? How would Dexter have done things different had he committed these murders?

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

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

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

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

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

7. 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.

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

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

10. What is the relationship between Deborah and Detective LaGuerta? How does LaGuerta display her dislike in Deborah?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Choose a scene from Darkly Dreaming Dexter in which some of the most significant events are mental or psychological, such as an awakening, discovery, or change in consciousness. In a well-organized essay, describe how the author manages to give these internal events the sense of excitement, suspense and climax usually associated with external action.

Essay Topic 2

Select a scene from the novel that you find most memorable. Write an essay in which you identify the scene, explain its relationship to the work and analyze the reasons for its effectiveness.

Essay Topic 3

Describe the major similarities and differences in a sequence of parallel or recurring events in Darkly Dreaming Dexter.

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