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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the piece of evidence that led police to find John?
(a) Bite marks.
(b) Blood.
(c) Book sale receipt.
(d) License plate number.

2. _________ was a good looking and personable criminal who killed many women.
(a) Gerald Gacy.
(b) Truman Farmer.
(c) Ted Bundy.
(d) Thomas Snyder.

3. In the first section, what was the nickname of the killer?
(a) Walking Killer.
(b) Cold Blooded Killer.
(c) Vampire Killer.
(d) Blood Thirsty Killer.

4. Most all serial killers have had __________ who have been abusive or who have been distant during the life of their child.
(a) Mothers.
(b) Aunts.
(c) Grandmothers.
(d) Fathers.

5. What is the distinction that Ressler makes for this murderer, according to his own description?
(a) Organized.
(b) Stupid.
(c) Disorganized.
(d) Erratic.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did the murderer decide whom to kill?

2. What kind of truck did Terry Wallin's husband drive?

3. What is the name of the person whom Ressler interviewed that was guilty for the murder of Robert Kennedy?

4. An organized killer might have a certain family history, but it causes them to be more __________ than a disorganized killer.

5. Ressler struggled with the idea of whether serial killers are ________ or made.

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the educational and training background of Ressler, as described in the book?

2. What are some of the consistent similarities that Ressler finds among serial killers?

3. What does Ressler find about the profile of serial killers and how they feel about their crimes?

4. Why did Vorpagel react quickly to the crime that was presented to him in this first case?

5. Why did Ressler see the first murder in this section as not being an ordinary murder?

6. What does Ressler feel a disorganized killer might use when they are going to commit a crime?

7. What happened with the larger criminal that Ressler attempted to interview in order to solve a crime?

8. What does Ressler find to be the relationship between serial killers and their mothers?

9. What sort of data does Ressler collect in relationship to serial killers and their murderous actions?

10. What was found several blocks away after the murder of a family of three as well as their baby?

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