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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 were the victims of the Green River Killer?

2. In what year did Douglas retire from Quantico?

3. What do many states rely on to link crimes?

4. What television show aided in the arrest of Oba Chandler?

5. What did twenty-five years of experience teach Douglas?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Describe the case of Shari Faye Smith. What happened to her? Who was her killer?

4. Describe how the attempt on Agent Ray's life occurred?

5. How does Douglas profile bombers? What are their motives? What is their general appearance?

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

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

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

9. Describe the grand jury trial featuring Robert Hansen. What was discovered at trial?

10. What caused Agent Ray's wife to take a contract out on her husband?

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

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?

Essay Topic 3

Douglas makes two interesting analogies about killers in Chapter 1-5. In the first analogy, he compares killers to lions stalking weak prey. In the second, he is comparing killers to bettors who bet on raindrops rolling down the window. Choose one of these analogies and explain it's meaning, the context in which it is mentioned in the book, and one killer whom the analogy describes. Why does it describe this killer?

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