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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. In Chapter 9, why is Dexter driving in the middle of the night?

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

3. What is the narrator's foster father's name?

4. Dexter says that ______ are important to him.

5. The narrator is wearing all of the following in Chapter 1, except for which?

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. Explain what Dexter believes the real Tamiami Trail Killer is going to do now that there has been an arrest in the murder case.

3. Who does Dexter kill in the beginning of the novel? Why does Dexter kill this person?

4. What "trophy" does the Tamiami Trail Killer give to Dexter? For what reason does Dexter believe the killer gave him this trophy?

5. Who says, "I am a very neat monster"? What is this character referring to?

6. 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.

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

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

9. Compare and contrast Dexter and Deborah Morgan. Use specific details from the text to support your answer.

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Define a tragic hero. Based on your definition, create an argument for or against Dexter being a tragic hero.

Essay Topic 3

Choose a death scene from the novel that reveals the values of the main character and the society in which he lives. In a focused essay, discuss the contribution the scene makes to the meaning of the work as a whole.

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