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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. How many slides with dry drops of blood does Dexter have in Chapter 2?

2. Who is Dexter referring to when he says, "bravo, Miss Marple"?

3. What does Dexter determine the symbolism of the rear-view mirror to be?

4. According to Dexter, the crime lab gang does not wear ______.

5. "That Stanley Cup year, every time the Panthers scored the fans threw three or four thousand ______ onto the rink.

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is the relationship between Deborah and Detective LaGuerta? How does LaGuerta display her dislike in Deborah?

3. 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?

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

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

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

7. 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?

8. For what reason does Dexter say he does his job? Does he do it to catch the bad guy?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Distinguish the character of Brian to that of Dexter. Explain their similarities and differences as detailed in the text.

Essay Topic 2

In a detailed essay, explain how the Dark Passenger affects and relates to Dexter. Use specific examples from the text to support your answer.

Essay Topic 3

Identify a character who outwardly conforms while questioning inwardly. Analyze how this tension between outward conformity and inward questioning contributes to the meaning of the work.

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