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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 kills LaGuerta?
2. Who calls Dexter looking for Deborah?
3. Who is Dexter referring to when he says, "He has Deborah"?
4. Dexter did not collect blood from ______.
5. The FDLE is a sort of state-level ______.
Short Essay Questions
1. Explain why there is a battle for jurisdiction at the crime scene. Who is the battle between? Who ultimately wins the battle?
2. Describe the new gift Dexter finds in his car in Chapter 24. What clue does this gift reveal to Dexter?
3. What does Dexter find at the docks? How do these objects fit the killer's need for tight, enclosed spaces?
4. Who is the first person Deborah and Dexter interview at the ice rink? What information does this person reveal to them? Why is this information important to the crime scene?
5. Where does the bodies of the three heads turn up? Who finds the bodies? What is unique about the way the killer arranged the limbs?
6. Who asks Dexter for help in solving the Jaworski case? Why does this person turn to Dexter?
7. Who does LaGuerta invite to the crime scene in Chapter 20? What does she tell these people? What is the result of her invitation?
8. What two conclusions does Dexter come to when thinking about the Jaworski murder case?
9. Describe the dream Dexter has in Chapter 19. What does this dream foreshadow?
10. When was the last time Dexter was inside the storage container? How did this event effect Dexter?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe the major similarities and differences in a sequence of parallel or recurring events in Darkly Dreaming Dexter.
Essay Topic 2
Choose a character from the novel, other than Dexter, whose mind is pulled in conflicting directions by two compelling desires, ambitions, obligations, or influences. Then, in a well-organized essay, identify each of the two conflicting forces and explain how this conflict with one character illuminates the meaning of the work as a whole.
Essay Topic 3
Analyze Jeff Lindsay's use of personification throughout the text. Use specific examples from Darkly Dreaming Dexter to support your answer.
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