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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. Where was the policeman from that brought Glatman in after the confession?
(a) SDPD.
(b) SFPD.
(c) LAPD.
(d) Eureka PD.

2. Why did John Gacy kill a homosexual man, according to his confession?
(a) Boredom.
(b) Self defense.
(c) No reason.
(d) Sexual pleasure.

3. Most crimes, after changes were made, were often solved within a __________.
(a) Year.
(b) Day.
(c) Month.
(d) Week.

4. Ressler suspected that the killer was a ___________, even though the staging tried to make this seem unlikely.
(a) Black woman.
(b) White man.
(c) White woman.
(d) Black man.

5. What happened to cause the police to let go of a suspect that fit the profile?
(a) Lack of evidence.
(b) A DNA swab.
(c) A lie detector test.
(d) A hunch.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the woman with a daughter that lived at the house Duane visited?

2. Years of experience and good __________ are needed in order to create a strong profile for a killer.

3. Kemper eventually started killing young women that he found ___________, according to the book.

4. It was often difficult to catch killers who were operating in different _________, according to Ressler.

5. Who did not believe that John was serious when he made the statements about killing women?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What did Diane wake up to in the middle of the night after hanging out with friends?

3. Whom did Ressler hope to educate in terms of dealing with serial killers properly?

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

5. What was the criminal act that took place in Columbus, Georgia, where staging took place as well?

6. What were some of the qualities of Gacy that made him appear to be the least likely person to kill anyone?

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

8. How do criminals attempt to prevent police officers from finding out what they have done and their identity?

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

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

(see the answer keys)

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