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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 as a rule he does not remember ______.
(a) His dreams.
(b) His victim's name.
(c) His victim's phone number.
(d) His victim's address.

2. Dexter believes the murder suspect ______ a vehicle to transport the bodies.
(a) Borrowed.
(b) Stole.
(c) Bought.
(d) Rented.

3. LaGuerta asks Dexter ______ times if he had seen the driver of the refrigerated truck.
(a) Thirteen.
(b) Three.
(c) Four.
(d) Seven.

4. Dexter says that however coarse and brutal Daryll Earl looked, the real threat to society was ______.
(a) Dexter.
(b) Deborah.
(c) LaGuerta.
(d) Doakes.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Deborah tells Dexter that she wants to work in ______.

2. Who does Dexter tell about his discovery in his refrigerator?

3. In what state does the novel take place?

4. After killing Father Donovan, Dexter states that the Code of _____ was satisfied.

5. In Chapter 8, who is in charge during the Metro police meeting?

Short Essay Questions

1. Compare and contrast Dexter and Deborah Morgan. Use specific details from the text to support your answer.

2. Who is Dexter Morgan? Who is his father and what was his occupation? Describe the relationship Dexter has with his father.

3. How does Dexter feel about killing and in what way does killing satisfy Dexter? How does killing affect his "dark schemata"?

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

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

6. After much consideration, what is Dexter's hypothesis of the Tamiami Trail Killer's reason for not finishing the cutting of his victim? To whom does he tell his hypothesis to? Does Dexter think the Tamiami Trail Killer will kill again? Explain.

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

8. Describe Rita. Who is she to Dexter? How is she the perfect girlfriend for Dexter?

9. Who was first aware of Dexter's dark secret? What did this person advise Dexter to do?

10. Whose point of view the story is told from? How is this point of view useful in understanding the overall meaning of the novel?

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