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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5 Death of a Newsboy.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. During the course of his investigations, Ressler began to see that serial killers may have a _________ disposition to killing.
(a) Personality.
(b) Common.
(c) Genetic.
(d) Family.

2. What does Ressler find to have been forced into some of the wounds on Terry's body?
(a) Feces.
(b) Diamonds.
(c) Oil.
(d) Rocks.

3. What is the distinction that Ressler makes for this murderer, according to his own description?
(a) Organized.
(b) Disorganized.
(c) Erratic.
(d) Stupid.

4. In the book, where is the FBI headquarters located?
(a) Virginia.
(b) Boston.
(c) New York.
(d) Washington.

5. The murderer kept killing because he thought __________were trying to poison him.
(a) The Nazis.
(b) His neighbors.
(c) His coworkers.
(d) His parents.

Short Answer Questions

1. Once the serial killer commits their first murder, they cannot __________, according to Ressler.

2. How long had William Heirens been in prison for when Ressler had a chance to interview him?

3. The fantasies that serial killers have begin to turn people into ________, using them to achieve personal ends.

4. Ressler began to teach others in the department about the ___________ of serial killers, hoping that the more they understood them, the easier it would be to catch them.

5. What is one of the things that detectives found in John's room when they went to search it?

(see the answer key)

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