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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 name of the paperboy who suddenly went missing during his route one day?
(a) Danny Eberle.
(b) Stephen Yute.
(c) Dan Wright.
(d) Joe Smith.

2. As children, many serial killers grow up __________, so they tend to create their own personal fantasy world.
(a) Immersed in books.
(b) With families.
(c) On their own.
(d) Isolated.

3. What was Herbert Mullins initially before he turned into a killer?
(a) Banker.
(b) Lawyer.
(c) Doctor.
(d) Football player.

4. Who was the minor crisis with on the base that might have triggered the killings by Joubert?
(a) Sergeant.
(b) Friend.
(c) A cleaning person.
(d) His direct commander.

5. What was NOT one of the pieces of evidence that was found in the murderer's home?
(a) The murderer himself.
(b) Pictures of the victims.
(c) Bloody rags.
(d) A pistol.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who failed to arrive at the end of the interview, which is why Ressler might have been in serious trouble with Kemper?

2. What did the FBI shut down once they realized Ressler was performing these, although he was later given permission again?

3. Who murdered Terry?

4. What was the real reason that David Berkowitz continued to go out and kill people?

5. How much did Edward Kemper weigh when he was about to hurt Ressler in the interview room?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the criminal past of the murderer who threatened to kill Ressler?

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

3. What did the murderer do with the blood of the victim, according to the findings of officials?

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

5. What did the young Ressler do in response to the murder cases he learned about as a child?

6. What happens to many serial killers as they grow up in an isolated world?

7. What is strange about the murder of the newspaper boy?

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

9. What was the result of the interviews that Ressler had with Mason?

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

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