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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Mr. Helm see in Mrs. Clutter's window?
(a) A ghost.
(b) A shotgun and knife.
(c) Flowers.
(d) Someone inside.

2. Which of the Clutter children was somewhat eccentric?
(a) Nancy.
(b) Beverly.
(c) Eveanna.
(d) Kenyon.

3. Where did the bus drop Smith and Hickock off after they sold their car in Mexico?
(a) Olathe.
(b) Acapulco.
(c) Barstow.
(d) Las Vegas.

4. What sound could be heard as Hickock and Smith were escorted into the Garden City county jail?
(a) Yells of abuse from the crowd.
(b) Flashbulbs popping.
(c) It was silent.
(d) Murmers of the crowd.

5. Where was Floyd Wells when he heard about the Clutter murders?
(a) In his jail cell in the Kansas State Penitentiary.
(b) At the post office in Olathe.
(c) On the River Valley Farm.
(d) In his jail cell in the Texas State Penitentiary.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who had won blue ribbons for baking pies?

2. Which term best describes how Dewey described the motive at his first press conference?

3. According to Part 3 of In Cold Blood, what did Hickock and Smith pick up as they drove to Las Vegas?

4. Who claimed Smith is a good person who had not gotten any breaks?

5. How many of the C;utter children were still living at home at the time of the murders?

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