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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 Douglas expect to find in Robert Hansen's home?

2. Who suggested the police department contact BSU to help with the Forces of Evil?

3. According to Douglas, McCrary's fire-breathing dragon cartoon represents ______________.

4. What was Larry Bell's sentence for the crimes against Shari Faye Smith?

5. Who was behind the 1970's banking bomb and kidnapping plot?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe Douglas' home life by the end of his career.

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

4. Why did Douglas want to use Dawn as bait in trapping Larry Bell? What purpose did she serve?

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

6. Describe the Green River Killer. Include where the killer committed the crimes, who the victims were, and how the killer was caught.

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

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

9. Describe the killings of Robert Hansen.

10. According to the FBI's discovery, who were the Forces of Evil?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Ed Kemper was one of the first serial killers interviewed by Douglas. What crimes did Kemper commit? How was Douglas' interview with Kemper important to his career? What does Douglas' opinion about Kemper say about Douglas?

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast the terms modus operandi and signature. Use two cases from the book to explain the similarities and differences between these two terms.

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