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Name: _________________________ | Period: ___________________ |
This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Deborah tells Dexter that she wants to work in ______.
2. In Chapter 1, where has the narrator been hiding?
3. What object does Angel hold up at the end of Chapter 10?
4. What type of weapon was used in the double homicide crime scene Dexter is working?
5. When Dexter tells Deborah, "she doesn't like you, and she doesn't want you on her turf" who is he referring to?
Short Essay Questions
1. What are the priest's final words? Why do you think he says this?
2. Who is Detective LaGuerta? Do the other characters in the novel respect Detective LaGuerta? What is her relationship with Dexter like?
3. Whose point of view the story is told from? How is this point of view useful in understanding the overall meaning of the novel?
4. What does Dexter do on his date with Rita that upsets her? What is Dexter's reaction to the situation? What is he thinking about?
5. Why does Dexter go out for a drive in the middle of the night? What is he hoping to find?
6. Describe Rita. Who is she to Dexter? How is she the perfect girlfriend for Dexter?
7. What gift does the intruder leave Dexter? What is symbolic of this gift?
8. Who is Dexter Morgan? Who is his father and what was his occupation? Describe the relationship Dexter has with his father.
9. What is the relationship between Deborah and Detective LaGuerta? How does LaGuerta display her dislike in Deborah?
10. How does Dexter know someone has been inside his home? What is damaged or missing inside Dexter's home?
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
In a critical essay, analyze the main conflict in Darkly Dreaming Dexter and discuss the moral and ethical implications for both Dexter and the society in which he lives.
Essay Topic 3
Distinguish the character of Brian to that of Dexter. Explain their similarities and differences as detailed in the text.
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