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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. Who asked Duane to leave when the women decided to go to bed after a long night of partying?

2. Who was the person that was responsible for changing the troubles of law enforcement, according to Ressler?

3. What was Duane Samples' job?

4. What is one of the books that Ressler helped with in order to ensure its truthfulness?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What was Glatman's claim about the women whom he eventually killed?

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

4. How do criminals attempt to prevent police officers from finding out what they have done and their identity?

5. Why does Duane and his legal team want the sentence commuted?

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

7. What is needed in order to create a valuable and effective profile for a criminal?

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

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

10. Whom did Ressler hope to educate in terms of dealing with serial killers properly?

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

Many serial killers appear to be normal to the outside world, only showing their murderous sides when they are in the act.

Part 1: How can a person be normal at one time of their day and a murderer during another time?

Part 2: Why do you think a person might be compelled to kill?

Part 3: What are some of the advantages to appearing normal to the outside world for these killers?

Essay Topic 3

Many serial killers share the trait of having dysfunctional family backgrounds.

Part 1: How do you think one's upbringing could cause a person to become a serial killer?

Part 2: How do you explain the idea that some people from imperfect family backgrounds do not go out and kill people?

Part 3: Do you think all families have some sort of dysfunction?

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