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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Ressler join the army as after he attended college to learn how to solve crimes?

2. Who was the underling of Charles Manson who ended up doing the work of him, according to the book?

3. What was the name of the paperboy who suddenly went missing during his route one day?

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

5. Psychological and emotional _________ is usually prevalent in the families of serial killers.

Short Essay Questions

1. What are some of the consistent similarities that Ressler finds among serial killers?

2. What was the criminal past of the murderer who threatened to kill Ressler?

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

4. What does Ressler feel a disorganized killer might use when they are going to commit a crime?

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

6. What was the difference that Ressler noticed in the murderer Richard Speck?

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

8. Why do many disorganized killers tend to not drive to their crimes?

9. What happens to many serial killers as they grow up in an isolated world?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In some serial killer cases, the killers say that they are told to follow through on the killing because voices told them to do so.

Part 1: Why are many serial killers driven by the voices of others?

Part 2: Do you believe that serial killers are actually hearing voices or just making excuses?

Part 3: How do you think serial killers could be assisted in not listening to the voices that tell them to kill?

Essay Topic 2

Serial killers often admit to their crimes once they are caught.

Part 1: Do you think some serial killers want to be caught by police?

Part 2: How do you think serial killers might increase their chances of being caught?

Part 3: What would it mean to a serial killer to not be caught by police?

Essay Topic 3

In the beginning of the book, Ressler realizes that the case of the vampire killer is not an ordinary case.

Part 1: How might you define the idea of an ordinary murder?

Part 2: How might you define the idea of a murder not being ordinary?

Part 3: Why do you think it's important to distinguish between and ordinary murder and a non-ordinary murder? Or, is it that important?

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