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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. All of the following items are found in or around the heads in Chapter 19, except for which item?

2. According to LaGuerta, who wants to kill Dexter?

3. According to Deborah, what would Harry do if he saw the image on the security video?

4. Who says, "human beings are so resilient, aren't they"?

5. Who is a part-time janitor at Ponce de Leon Junior High School?

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. Who follows Dexter to the docks? Why does this person follow him? Who warned this person of Dexter's illicit behavior?

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 does the security camera capture that surprises both Deborah and Dexter? How does Deborah respond to this surprise?

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

6. Why is LaGuerta angry with Deborah in Chapter 22? How does LaGuerta take out her frustrations on Deborah?

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

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. What two conclusions does Dexter come to when thinking about the Jaworski murder case?

10. Explain the theme highlighted in Chapter 14.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 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 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?

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