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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. When asked, "wha' kinda cop you are, ha?" Dexter replies, "I'm a ______."
2. Why is there blood smeared on the ice in Chapter 21?
3. By what name does Dexter call the killer?
4. Why does Dexter think Rita wants him to come over in Chapter 15?
5. Who kills LaGuerta?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does the security camera capture that surprises both Deborah and Dexter? How does Deborah respond to this surprise?
2. 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?
3. Where does Dexter go after he is nearly caught cutting up his victim? What happens at this location?
4. Who is the Tamiami Trail Killer? How is he related to Dexter? What information does the Tamiami Trail Killer reveal to Dexter to prove his relation to him?
5. Explain why there is a battle for jurisdiction at the crime scene. Who is the battle between? Who ultimately wins the battle?
6. 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?
7. Who interrupts Dexter's killing process in Chapter 15? How is Dexter aware of this person? How does Dexter handle this interruption?
8. Describe the dream Dexter has in Chapter 19. What does this dream foreshadow?
9. What is the name of Dexter's latest kill in Chapter 14? What crime did this person commit? How does Dexter's victim feel about the crime he has committed?
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
Discuss the significance of the title Darkly Dreaming Dexter and analyze how it is developed throughout the novel.
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 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.
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