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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. What does the narrator stick in Father Donovan's neck?

2. In Chapter 1, where has the narrator been hiding?

3. Where do Dexter and his girlfriend go for their date?

4. Dexter says that ______ are important to him.

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

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

3. Explain what Dexter believes the real Tamiami Trail Killer is going to do now that there has been an arrest in the murder case.

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

5. What is cell crystallization? How is it relevant to the murder victims?

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

7. 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.

8. What is Detective LaGuerta's hypothesis as to why the Tamiami Trail Killer did not finish cutting his victim? What does Dexter find wrong with her hypothesis?

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

10. 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?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Define a tragic hero. Based on your definition, create an argument for or against Dexter being a tragic hero.

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

Choose a character found in Darkly Dreaming Dexter that can be considered morally ambiguous, behavior which discourages readers from identifying them as purely evil or purely good. Explain how the character can be viewed as morally ambiguous and why his or her moral ambiguity is significant to the work.

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