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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 6, to whom did Douglas compare Manson's upbringing?
(a) Kemper's upbringing.
(b) Bundy's upbringing.
(c) His father's upbringing.
(d) His own.

2. What did William Heirens complete while in prison?
(a) His college degree.
(b) His theological studies.
(c) His family tree.
(d) His novel.

3. Where was Douglas when the prologue began?
(a) In college.
(b) In a hospital recovering from a breakdown.
(c) In his office interviewing a serial killer.
(d) At his house with his wife.

4. Whom did Kemper shoot and stab at age 14?
(a) His mom and dad.
(b) His brother and sister.
(c) His grandmother and grandfather.
(d) His girlfriend and her new boyfriend.

5. At the end of Chapter 7, what did the task force stay behind to learn?
(a) How to analyze crime scenes.
(b) To study faster than the killers who learned more by killing.
(c) How to set up surveillance cameras.
(d) How to arrest a murderer.

6. What metaphor arose from a conversation with Douglas' mother about sex?
(a) Everybody has a soul.
(b) Everybody has a rock.
(c) Everybody has a story.
(d) Everybody loves their mother.

7. At what time of day did the police interrogate the suspect that abducted and killed a girl in Chapter 10?
(a) Afternoon.
(b) All day.
(c) Night.
(d) Morning.

8. In what year was Wayne Williams found guilty by a jury?
(a) 1982.
(b) 1965.
(c) 1990.
(d) 1972.

9. How many cases did Douglas take in 1980?
(a) Twenty-five.
(b) One thousand.
(c) Over five hundred.
(d) Over one hundred-fifty.

10. During what time period did the Son of Sam strike New York?
(a) Between June, 1962 and December, 1968.
(b) Between July, 1976 and July, 1977.
(c) Between February, 1980 and March, 1990.
(d) Between May, 1970 and July, 1971.

11. How old was Douglas when he taught road school?
(a) Twenty-five.
(b) Forty-five.
(c) Thirty-two.
(d) Fifty-five.

12. What did Douglas' wife do for a job while living in Milwaukee?
(a) A doctor.
(b) A hair stylist.
(c) A teacher.
(d) A therapist.

13. What serial killer did Douglas study while in Quantico in Chapter 5?
(a) Jeffery Dahmer.
(b) The Zodiak Killer.
(c) The Unibomber.
(d) Edward Gein.

14. What was the significance of Niskey Lake Road in Chapter 11?
(a) It was where Douglas met his wife.
(b) It was the location of two of the ATKID killer's victims.
(c) It was where the ATKID killer was arrested.
(d) It was where ATKID killer surrendered.

15. What did Douglas wonder about the prison inmates who participated in the interview study at the start of Chapter 7?
(a) Why they showed no remorse.
(b) Why they were in prison.
(c) Why they would speak to FBI agents openly.
(d) How they could be so cruel.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the first inmate Douglas interviewed for the Criminal Personality Research Project?

2. What did Douglas want to be when he grew up?

3. When he taught road school, what did Douglas suggest was the best way to gain insight on criminals?

4. What was Douglas' position in Detroit's Reactive Crimes Unit?

5. What did Jerry Brudos steal at age sixteen?

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