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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 makes an arrest in the Tamiami Trail case?

2. Dexter gives ______ the creeps.

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

4. Who does Dexter tell about his discovery in his refrigerator?

5. Deborah tells Dexter that she wants to work in ______.

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Dexter know someone has been inside his home? What is damaged or missing inside Dexter's home?

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

3. How does Dexter feel about killing and in what way does killing satisfy Dexter? How does killing affect his "dark schemata"?

4. 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?

5. Who is Dexter Morgan? Who is his father and what was his occupation? Describe the relationship Dexter has with his father.

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

7. 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?

8. Describe Dexter's feelings towards children. Does he want kids of his own? Explain.

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

10. What is the name of the suspect arrested in the Tamiami Trail murder case? What makes this person a potential suspect?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze how a stereotyped character or characters in Darkly Dreaming Dexter function to achieve the author's purpose of the novel.

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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