My Friend Dahmer

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)