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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 is Deborah referring to when she says, "maybe about fashion. She dresses really nice"?

2. Why does Dexter go into Jamie's evidence box?

3. Why does Dexter think Rita wants him to come over in Chapter 15?

4. Dexter says that ______ is a place where family mattered and obligations were as real as headless hookers.

5. By what name does Dexter call the killer?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Dexter find at the docks? How do these objects fit the killer's need for tight, enclosed spaces?

2. Who asks Dexter for help in solving the Jaworski case? Why does this person turn to Dexter?

3. Who interrupts Dexter's killing process in Chapter 15? How is Dexter aware of this person? How does Dexter handle this interruption?

4. What three gifts does the Tamiami Trail Killer leave behind? What do these three gifts represent?

5. When was the last time Dexter was inside the storage container? How did this event effect Dexter?

6. 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?

7. Who calls Dexter in the beginning of Chapter 24? Why is this person calling? What conclusion does Dexter come to with this phone call?

8. 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?

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. How does Dexter feel about people at the Metro-Dade police force saying he has a feeling for serial homicide? Explain.

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

Discuss the significance of the title Darkly Dreaming Dexter and analyze how it is developed throughout the novel.

Essay Topic 3

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

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