My Friend Dahmer

Reading Check and Short Answer questions on key points are designed for guided reading assignments, in-class review, formative assessment, quizzes, and more.

Prologue-Part 2

Reading Check

1. Based on the visuals in the beginning of Part 1, which subject in school is Dahmer most interested in?

2. What is Dahmer’s fantasy about the jogger who runs past his house?

3. Who was Dahmer truly mimicking when he had his “fits”?

4. How does Dahmer attempt to “dull” his sexual urges?

5. How does Dahmer find Ray’s fall?

6. What activity did the neighbors see Dahmer doing during the summer of 1977?

7. Why are Joyce and Lionel too preoccupied to notice their son’s struggles?

Short Answer

Answer each question in at least 1 complete sentence. Incorporate details from the text to support your response.

1. According to the visuals in the Prologue, what item does the boy come across while walking? What does he decide to do with the object?

2. How does the narrator describe Dahmer’s interactions with his peers in school?

3. Describe Joyce and Lionel Dahmer. How does the narrator note that they are each a product of their environment?

4. What are some of the sexual frustrations that Dahmer experiences? What is the cause for his “perverse sexual hunger”? (Part 1)

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