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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. Whom did Kemper have to live with after his parents decided they didn't want anything to do with him?

2. Ressler suspected that the killer was a ___________, even though the staging tried to make this seem unlikely.

3. Ressler wanted to make sure that mental health professionals would be able to handle __________ effectively.

4. What do criminals try to do sometimes in order to throw police off when solving a crime?

5. Whom did Kemper call after he killed his grandparents during one of his serial killings?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What were some of the qualities of Gacy that made him appear to be the least likely person to kill anyone?

3. Why was one of the suspects in the Bozeman, Montana, case let go, even though he fit the profile?

4. What is unique about the Dahmer cases, according to Ressler's findings?

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

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

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

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

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

10. What was the criminal act that took place in Columbus, Georgia, where staging took place as well?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In the beginning of the book, Ressler realizes that the case of the vampire killer is not an ordinary case.

Part 1: How might you define the idea of an ordinary murder?

Part 2: How might you define the idea of a murder not being ordinary?

Part 3: Why do you think it's important to distinguish between and ordinary murder and a non-ordinary murder? Or, is it that important?

Essay Topic 2

Ressler notices in the case of the newspaper boy killings that the murderer sliced off skin to hide bite marks.

Part 1: Do you think that slicing away bite marks is the sign of an intelligent killer?

Part 2: How do you think Ressler was able to determine the slices were meant to hide evidence?

Part 3: Why do you think a person would try to remove evidence from a body, though this also creates evidence?

Essay Topic 3

Many serial killers have had unhealthy relationships with their mothers, which is said to lead to their actions.

Part 1: Why do you think the mother and son relationship is so important?

Part 2: How does the relationship with your mother affect you in your life?

Part 3: What might happen to you if you had a mother who was distant your entire life?

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