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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which individual in In Cold Blood was an English Teacher?
(a) Sheriff Robinson.
(b) Charles Ewalt.
(c) Susan Kidwell.
(d) Larry Jendricks.

2. About how far away from the Clutter's town is the drug store?
(a) 450 miles.
(b) 500 miles.
(c) 300 miles.
(d) 400 miles.

3. The town where the Clutter family lived had a population of about how many?
(a) 380.
(b) 150.
(c) 270.
(d) 500.

4. Who was Nancy's boyfriend?
(a) Herb Clutter.
(b) Bobby Rupp.
(c) Richard Hickock.
(d) Perry Smith.

5. Which term best describes how Dewey described the motive at his first press conference?
(a) Wrapped up in the purchase of the life insurance policy.
(b) Clear.
(c) Unclear.
(d) Concise.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Smith's nightmare, what always saved him in the end?

2. How many people had Hickock murdered before the Clutter crime?

3. Who joined the Merchant Marines?

4. What was one of the former jobs of Alvin Dewey?

5. Why did at least one family decide to leave Holcomb after the murders?

(see the answer key)

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