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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. During what time period did the Son of Sam strike New York?

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

3. How many cases did Douglas take in 1980?

4. What crime did Russell Odom and Clay Lawson commit?

5. At what time of day did the police interrogate the suspect that abducted and killed a girl in Chapter 10?

Short Essay Questions

1. What technique did Douglas suggest the prosecutor should use when cross-examining?

2. What was the first crime Kemper committed, and where was he sent as punishment?

3. What was the link between all the murders Wayne Williams committed?

4. Describe Douglas' mental state and location when the prologue begins.

5. What childhood story of Douglas' led to the term "everybody has a rock?" When did Douglas use the term again in Chapter 10?

6. Describe Wayne Williams' murders. What name did the police give him?

7. Describe Douglas' childhood.

8. Describe William Heirens. Include why he committed his crime and what he accomplished in prison.

9. Why does Douglas compare a criminal to a lion?

10. What led to the FBI's new appreciation of profiling?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the Robert Hansen case and its impact on profiling and search warrants. How did it advance the use of profiling? Was it successful? Why or why not? Use examples from the text to support your answer.

Essay Topic 2

Write the process Douglas went through in order to create a profile of a killer. With each step include a description of the step and its relevance in the profiling process.

Essay Topic 3

Define serial killer, mass murderer, and bomber. Include in your definitions an example from the text of an individual that fits these terms. How are these terms similar? How are they different?

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