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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 do many organized killers plan for ahead of time so as not to be caught?
(a) Their alibi.
(b) A way to escape.
(c) Everything.
(d) Their family life.

2. What did Ressler join the army as after he attended college to learn how to solve crimes?
(a) MP.
(b) He didn't.
(c) Yeoman.
(d) Medic.

3. What was the experience Ressler had that allowed him to get out of the Kemper interview without being hurt?
(a) Comedy background.
(b) CIA training.
(c) Hostage negotiator.
(d) Karate.

4. Ressler decided that the murderer had to be involved with children in some way, maybe even a _____________.
(a) Mentor.
(b) Teacher.
(c) Pastor.
(d) Boy Scout leader.

5. What needs to happen for an organized killer in order for their actions to feel complete?
(a) They need to see a report in the paper.
(b) They want to hear about it from the police.
(c) They hide the body.
(d) They need to hear they are a suspect.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what room was Terry's body found by police?

2. What was cut off from the newspaper boy's body when the police examined it?

3. Once the serial killer commits their first murder, they cannot __________, according to Ressler.

4. Since serial killers experience abuse as children, it is difficult for them to sustain meaningful and consensual ____________ in life.

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Ressler speculate about the killer of the young boy?

2. What is the question that Ressler wrestled with when talking to murderers?

3. Who did police question in the area at the time of the murder?

4. What did Gerard Schaefer do as an organized killer in order to perpetuate his crimes?

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

6. Why do many disorganized killers tend to not drive to their crimes?

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

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

9. What did the killer try to convey in the messages that he left after the killings?

10. What does Ressler decide to do when he learns about the new murder case and its possible connection to other unsolved cases?

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