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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. The early days of a serial killer seem to be filled with a general lack of respect for ___________.
(a) Laws.
(b) Life.
(c) Books.
(d) Souls.

2. What did one women report to police after the abduction of another newspaper boy?
(a) A red hat.
(b) Digits from a license plate.
(c) A strange message.
(d) The man's name.

3. Psychological and emotional _________ is usually prevalent in the families of serial killers.
(a) Support.
(b) Resources.
(c) Help.
(d) Abuse.

4. On what sort of military base did Ressler believe the killer was living?
(a) Marines.
(b) Air Force.
(c) Army.
(d) Navy.

5. The BSU decided to study people who got __________ satisfaction from killing, raping, and molesting people.
(a) Emotional.
(b) Physical.
(c) Spiritual.
(d) Public.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ressler also find that the murderer might have done with the victim's blood?

2. What is the name of the person whom Ressler interviewed that was guilty for the murder of Robert Kennedy?

3. What did Joubert want Ressler to give to him in order to enjoy those moments again?

4. The murderer kept killing because he thought __________were trying to poison him.

5. Many of the serial killers had killed or tortured __________ when they were younger.

Short Essay Questions

1. What sort of data does Ressler collect in relationship to serial killers and their murderous actions?

2. What are some of the characteristics of a disorganized killer, according to Ressler?

3. What does the case of John Joubert IV reveal about his drive to kill?

4. What is strange about the murder of the newspaper boy?

5. What does Ressler decide to do when he learns about the new murder case and its possible connection to other unsolved cases?

6. What did the young Ressler do in response to the murder cases he learned about as a child?

7. What did the killer try to convey in the messages that he left after the killings?

8. What is the profile that Ressler creates for the killer, when called into Vorpagel's case?

9. How did Charles Manson coerce others into killing for him?

10. What was found several blocks away after the murder of a family of three as well as their baby?

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