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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did Smith's recurring nightmare begin?
(a) In his late teens.
(b) In childhood.
(c) After the murders.
(d) In jail.

2. Of what was Dewey an agent?
(a) Kansas District Attorney.
(b) Special Prosecuters Office.
(c) Federal Bureau of Investigation.
(d) Kansas Bureau of Investigation.

3. What was Smith's sister's name?
(a) Gibson.
(b) Nancy.
(c) Barbara.
(d) Otto.

4. Who did one of the agents find out had a negative business transaction with the Clutters and had made threats toward Herb?
(a) A father and son.
(b) Bobby Rupp.
(c) A pair of men who did not know the family at all.
(d) A pair of men; one who knew the family and his accomplice.

5. What item did Smith ship from Mexico which helped to incriminate him?
(a) Boots.
(b) Gun.
(c) Knife.
(d) Photographs.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the purpose of the book, "A History of My Boy's Life"?

2. Which individual was in a car accident that left his face crooked?

3. About how far away from the Clutter's town is the drug store?

4. Which term best describes the evidence upon which the case could be built after Dewey first took over the investigation?

5. On what day did the events described in part one of In Cold Blood take place?

(see the answer key)

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