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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 did Robert Hansen do for a living?

2. What important evidence was found via search warrant to help arrest Robert Hansen?

3. Who were the victims of the Green River Killer?

4. What is an MO?

5. Where were the majority of Robert Hansen's victims found?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Douglas' opinion about criminals at the end of his career.

2. What was Preacher's role in the murder attempt on Agent Ray?

3. What was Robert Hansen's role in the community?

4. Why was profiling so important to the Robert Hansen case?

5. Describe the therapist's interactions with Thomas Vanda while he was in a mental hospital.

6. Describe one of the cases Douglas used to discuss bombers in Chapter 17.

7. Describe Douglas' thoughts on the prison system and how the system affects serial killers.

8. Describe the interrogation of Larry Bell. What techniques were used? What question prompted Larry Bell's confession?

9. Who were the Forces of Evil?

10. Describe the facts involved in the murder of an Ohio family in Florida in Chapter 17. How was the criminal caught?

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

Compare and contrast elements of the short story The Most Dangerous Game, which Douglas describes in his book, to the crimes of Robert Hansen.

Essay Topic 3

Describe Douglas' life from his childhood to the end of the book. Focus on what you believe to be the most eventful and life changing moments. You should mention three to four events and how each changed Douglas' life. How did each event lead him to the next stage of his life?

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