67 pages • 2 hours read
Derf BackderfMy Friend Dahmer
Nonfiction | Graphic Novel/Book | Adult | Published in 2012A modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more. For select classroom titles, we also provide Teaching Guides with discussion and quiz questions to prompt student engagement.
Exam Answer Key
Multiple Choice
1. D (Prologue)
2. B (Part 1)
3. D (Part 1)
4. D (Part 2)
5. D (Part 2)
6. B (Various parts)
7. C (Part 3)
8. D (All parts)
9. B (Various parts)
10. D (Part 4)
11. B (Part 5)
12. D (Part 4)
13. B (All parts)
14. A (Various parts)
15. A (All parts)
Long Answer
1. As a graphic novel, the text is able to use pictorial representation to advance the plot and character development, ultimately allowing for nuances that would otherwise be lost to the reader. Furthermore, the text itself is treated like pictures, as the author can bold and italicize text to add more nuance to the dialogue and highlight the words for the reader to focus on. (All parts)
2. Backderf includes graphic representations of vignettes from Dahmer’s life with quotes from various interviews. Most of the novel is Backderf writing in a first-person perspective as he narrates—in retrospect—his observations of Dahmer during his high school years. (All parts)
