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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 did the police receive that turned out to be an elaborate way to stage the murderous acts?
(a) A piece of evidence.
(b) A letter.
(c) A tip.
(d) A confession.

2. The facts at a _______ are not enough to create a good profile of a criminal, according to Ressler.
(a) Interrogation.
(b) Bank.
(c) Crime scene.
(d) Police station.

3. During his later days at _______, Ressler tried to find a wide audience for teaching his profiling skills.
(a) Harvard.
(b) Quantico.
(c) Northwestern.
(d) Yale.

4. What was the name of the black woman who was missing, though Ressler presumed that she was dead, too?
(a) Gail Jackson.
(b) Susie Jackson.
(c) Tracy Bethards.
(d) Mary Willards.

5. What do criminals try to do sometimes in order to throw police off when solving a crime?
(a) Ignore the police.
(b) Stage a scene.
(c) Lie.
(d) Hide away.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Ressler get to review, though he decided that it wasn't from the killer?

2. In the late 1970s and 1980s, law enforcement was not as __________ as it is today, according to the book.

3. Who did not believe that John was serious when he made the statements about killing women?

4. Rissell was eventually released when it was deemed he was ready to _____________.

5. Who went to sleep on the couch after Duane had left for the night?

Short Essay Questions

1. How would Harvey Glatman find his victims, according to the book?

2. Who does Ressler arrange to have available during a seminar for his new crime fighting unit?

3. What did Ressler point out to Yorkshire police when he listened to the tape of the killer?

4. What would Gacy do with his gay male victims, according to police reports?

5. What was difficult about law enforcement agencies before the 1980s?

6. What was the act of staging that Ressler pointed out to the local officials?

7. What were Duane, Diane, and Fran doing at the apartment before the brutal murder?

8. Why are some killers able to pass polygraph tests, even though they are guilty of their crimes?

9. What happened to Duane after he left the house after being with Diane and Fran?

10. What did police find when they investigated Gacy's home more closely?

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