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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. When asked, "what are you?" the narrator replies, "the beginning. And the end. Meet your ______, Father."
(a) Maker.
(b) Master.
(c) Unmaker.
(d) Match.

2. What object does Angel hold up at the end of Chapter 10?
(a) A rear-view mirror.
(b) A red shoe.
(c) A side-view mirror.
(d) A barbie doll.

3. After killing Father Donovan, Dexter states that the Code of _____ was satisfied.
(a) Honor.
(b) Justice.
(c) Harry.
(d) Ethics.

4. What is unusual about the crime scene in Chapter 2?
(a) There is no body.
(b) There is no evidence.
(c) There is no skin.
(d) There is no blood.

5. When Dexter tells Deborah, "she doesn't like you, and she doesn't want you on her turf" who is he referring to?
(a) LaGuerta.
(b) Annie.
(c) Stacey.
(d) Fran.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the Dark Passenger?

2. What type of weapon was used in the double homicide crime scene Dexter is working?

3. Father Donovan notices ______ small mounds of earth in the garden.

4. Who unexpectedly calls Dexter in Chapter 13?

5. What type of souvenir from his victims does Dexter keep?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Dexter do on his date with Rita that upsets her? What is Dexter's reaction to the situation? What is he thinking about?

2. Why does Dexter follow the refrigerated truck? What happens after the truck driver realizes that Dexter has been following him?

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

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

5. What object is sitting on top of the package of body parts found in the goalie's net at the ice rink? Who is the object left for? Why?

6. Who is Detective LaGuerta? Do the other characters in the novel respect Detective LaGuerta? What is her relationship with Dexter like?

7. Why does Dexter go out for a drive in the middle of the night? What is he hoping to find?

8. 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.

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

10. Who does Dexter kill in the beginning of the novel? Why does Dexter kill this person?

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