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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. According to Dexter, why did the murder suspect not finish cutting his latest victim?
2. After killing Father Donovan, Dexter states that the Code of _____ was satisfied.
3. In what state does the novel take place?
4. Dexter says that as a rule he does not remember ______.
5. Where does the narrator take Father Donovan?
Short Essay Questions
1. Who is Detective LaGuerta? Do the other characters in the novel respect Detective LaGuerta? What is her relationship with Dexter like?
2. Describe Rita. Who is she to Dexter? How is she the perfect girlfriend for Dexter?
3. 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.
4. Whose point of view the story is told from? How is this point of view useful in understanding the overall meaning of the novel?
5. Explain what Dexter believes the real Tamiami Trail Killer is going to do now that there has been an arrest in the murder case.
6. Compare and contrast Dexter and Deborah Morgan. Use specific details from the text to support your answer.
7. What are the priest's final words? Why do you think he says this?
8. How does Dexter feel about killing and in what way does killing satisfy Dexter? How does killing affect his "dark schemata"?
9. 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?
10. Describe Dexter's dream in Chapter 7. What literary device is the author using through this dream?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Pick a character from the novel in which a character's success in achieving goals depends on keeping a secret and divulging it only at the right moment. Briefly explain the necessity for secrecy and how the character's choice to reveal or keep the secret affects the plot and contributes to the meaning of the work as a whole.
Essay Topic 2
Describe the major similarities and differences in a sequence of parallel or recurring events in Darkly Dreaming Dexter.
Essay Topic 3
Identify a character who outwardly conforms while questioning inwardly. Analyze how this tension between outward conformity and inward questioning contributes to the meaning of the work.
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