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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. What type of vehicle does Jamie drive?
2. Who is the Metro-Miami police spokesperson?
3. The last time Dexter was in the storage container, who was he looking for?
4. In Chapter 20, LaGuerta tells ______ that the decapitated heads are the work of a new killer.
5. All of the following are Harry's Way of killing, except for which one?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Dexter feel about people at the Metro-Dade police force saying he has a feeling for serial homicide? Explain.
2. 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?
3. Who is the first person Dexter ever killed? How old was he at the time? Who choose Dexter's first victim? Explain.
4. What two conclusions does Dexter come to when thinking about the Jaworski murder case?
5. Why is LaGuerta angry with Deborah in Chapter 22? How does LaGuerta take out her frustrations on Deborah?
6. Explain why there is a battle for jurisdiction at the crime scene. Who is the battle between? Who ultimately wins the battle?
7. Describe Dexter's first experience with the Dark Passenger.
8. Who does LaGuerta invite to the crime scene in Chapter 20? What does she tell these people? What is the result of her invitation?
9. Who does Dexter find inside the storage container? Who does Dexter hypothesize put Deborah in the storage container? Is his hypothesis correct? Explain.
10. What does Dexter find at the docks? How do these objects fit the killer's need for tight, enclosed spaces?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Analyze the relevance of the setting of Miami to the plot of the novel. Why is the setting important to the understanding of Darkly Dreaming Dexter?
Essay Topic 2
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.
Essay Topic 3
Explain how the first chapter of Darkly Dreaming Dexter introduces the major theme of the piece. Use specific details from the first chapter to justify your answer.
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