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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. What was the name of the other woman who was at the house in addition to the woman with the daughter?
(a) Judy.
(b) Fran.
(c) Diane.
(d) Anne.

2. How were John Gacy and Edmund Kemper allowed to be at a seminar that Ressler was teaching?
(a) U.S. Marshals.
(b) Special permission.
(c) Plea bargain.
(d) Satellite.

3. Whom did Kemper call after he killed his grandparents during one of his serial killings?
(a) The police.
(b) His mother.
(c) His father.
(d) His sister.

4. Who was not suspicious about Gacy's activities, according to their story?
(a) His brother.
(b) His wife.
(c) His friend.
(d) His mother.

5. What did Ressler get to review, though he decided that it wasn't from the killer?
(a) Weapon.
(b) Letter.
(c) Evidence.
(d) Tape.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was the killer living at the time that the police caught up with him?

2. What would Gacy sometimes dress up as in order to hide his appearance?

3. Many killers are able to pass lie detector tests as they can __________ their minds and pass them when lying.

4. What did the police find when they finally caught up to Duane, which caused Ressler to be brought into the case?

5. Ressler wanted to make sure that mental health professionals would be able to handle __________ effectively.

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened to Duane after he left the house after being with Diane and Fran?

2. What was Glatman's claim about the women whom he eventually killed?

3. What was the act of staging that Ressler pointed out to the local officials?

4. What is unique about the Dahmer cases, according to Ressler's findings?

5. Why does Duane and his legal team want the sentence commuted?

6. Why are some killers able to pass polygraph tests, even though they are guilty of their crimes?

7. How would Harvey Glatman find his victims, according to the book?

8. What was difficult about law enforcement agencies before the 1980s?

9. What is needed in order to create a valuable and effective profile for a criminal?

10. What is the book that Ressler helped with in order to ensure it was properly written to show the reality of serial killers?

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