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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. Almost all serial killers come from ____________ families, though they might not have a poor background.
(a) Dysfunctional.
(b) Supportive.
(c) Well-adjusted.
(d) Helpful.

2. How much did Edward Kemper weigh when he was about to hurt Ressler in the interview room?
(a) 400 pounds.
(b) 300 pounds.
(c) 175 pounds.
(d) 200 pounds.

3. Ressler decided that the murderer had to be involved with children in some way, maybe even a _____________.
(a) Boy Scout leader.
(b) Mentor.
(c) Teacher.
(d) Pastor.

4. According to Ressler, rehabilitation is ______________for serial killers.
(a) Impossible.
(b) Always possible.
(c) Never tried.
(d) Well documented.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was cut off from the newspaper boy's body when the police examined it?

3. What did the FBI shut down once they realized Ressler was performing these, although he was later given permission again?

4. Who eventually recruited Ressler to come to work for them?

5. John took a great deal of _________ in thinking about his crimes before and after they were committed.

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Ressler find out about the way that serial killers seem to view life as they grow up?

2. Of what murder is Ressler notified when he is leading a seminar at Michigan State University?

3. What does Ressler speculate about the killer of the young boy?

4. Why did Vorpagel react quickly to the crime that was presented to him in this first case?

5. What was the result of the interviews that Ressler had with Mason?

6. Why did Ressler see the first murder in this section as not being an ordinary murder?

7. What did the murderer do with the blood of the victim, according to the findings of officials?

8. What does Ressler speculate about the community involvement of the murderer of the newspaper boy?

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

10. What were the details of the case that led Ressler, as a child, to become interested in crime solving?

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