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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. Dexter says that ______ are important to him.
(a) Children.
(b) Animals.
(c) The elderly.
(d) Criminals.

2. ______ is a part of Miami that sleeps.
(a) El Portal.
(b) Coconut Grove .
(c) Dinner Key.
(d) Hialeah.

3. According to Dexter, the crime lab gang does not wear ______.
(a) Suits.
(b) Shoes.
(c) Ties.
(d) Socks.

4. In context to Chapter 1, the word "mess" refers to what?
(a) The dirty laundry on the floor.
(b) The blood on the walls.
(c) The bodies of the orphaned children.
(d) The dirty dishes in the sink.

5. Who unexpectedly calls Dexter in Chapter 13?
(a) Angel.
(b) Rita.
(c) Doakes.
(d) LaGuerta.

Short Answer Questions

1. All of the following is true about Deborah, except for what?

2. Who is the very large black man with an injured air of permanent hostility?

3. In Chapter 13, Dexter senses ______ was broken into.

4. How much does Dexter say a bottle of Luminol cost?

5. Who is the narrator waiting and watching for in Chapter 1?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe in detail the process by which Dexter captures his first victim of the novel. Where does he take his victim?

2. What is the name of the suspect arrested in the Tamiami Trail murder case? What makes this person a potential suspect?

3. What are the priest's final words? Why do you think he says this?

4. Why does Dexter attend the Metro's seventy-two hour meeting? Who is unhappy that Dexter is at the meeting? Explain.

5. Who makes an arrest in the Tamiami Trail Killer case? Why does this person think they have the right suspect?

6. How does Dexter know someone has been inside his home? What is damaged or missing inside Dexter's home?

7. What "trophy" does the Tamiami Trail Killer give to Dexter? For what reason does Dexter believe the killer gave him this trophy?

8. What question does Dexter say is the key to thinking about the killer? How would Dexter have done things different had he committed these murders?

9. Why are Dexter's co-workers surprised to see him at the crime scene in the beginning of the novel? What is Dexter's reaction to this news? Explain.

10. Dexter states that he has a small reputation for hunches, what does he mean? Why is he capable of having such hunches?

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