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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Smith and Hickock sell their stolen car in Mexico?
(a) Someone offerred them a lot of money for it.
(b) The police were looking for the car.
(c) It did not work anymore.
(d) They were out of money.

2. Where did Mrs. Clutter spend the majority of her time?
(a) In a closet.
(b) In the barn.
(c) In her sewing room.
(d) In bed.

3. Which individual believed that treasure hunting was an unrealistic fantasy?
(a) Smith.
(b) Hickock.
(c) Helm.
(d) Dewey.

4. Who was the prime suspect for the murders at the end of Part 1 of In Cold Blood?
(a) Susan Kidwell.
(b) Richard Hickock.
(c) Bobby Rupp.
(d) Larry Hendricks.

5. On what day did the events described in part one of In Cold Blood take place?
(a) December 15, 1950.
(b) November 15, 1959.
(c) November 15, 1950.
(d) December 15, 1959.

6. Which individual was in a car accident that left his face crooked?
(a) Herb Clutter.
(b) Perry Hickock.
(c) Richard Hickock.
(d) Perry Smith.

7. Which of the following is not an accurate description of Herb Clutter?
(a) Bad business sense.
(b) Frugal.
(c) No-nonsense.
(d) Spartan.

8. Which two individual met at the drugstore the night of the murder?
(a) Nancy Clutter and Kenyon Clutter.
(b) Perry Smith and Richard Hickock.
(c) Richard Hickock and Kenyon Clutter.
(d) Perry Smith and Eveanna Clutter.

9. Which individual is part Cherokee, with dark eyes, and a dark complexion?
(a) Perry Smith.
(b) Richard Clutter.
(c) Kenyon Clutter.
(d) Herb Clutter.

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

11. Which of the following was not one of the good qualities Willie Jay saw in Smith?
(a) Friendship.
(b) Explosive emotional reactions.
(c) Creativity.
(d) Poetic imagination.

12. What happened to the passing stranger who was considered a suspect in the Clutter murders?
(a) He was cleared of the murders.
(b) He escaped before anyone could determine his involvement.
(c) He was arrested.
(d) He claimed the life insurance money and left.

13. How did Smith expect to get the money to pay back everyone he and Hickock had conned?
(a) Traveling across the country.
(b) Finding sunken treasure in Mexico.
(c) Working hard in Mexico as a mechanic.
(d) Money from the murder of the Clutters.

14. Why does Perry Smith suffer from chronic pain?
(a) He was in an accident where his arms were broken in five places.
(b) He was in an accident where his legs were broken in four places.
(c) He was in an accident where his legs were broken in five places.
(d) He was in an accident where his arms were broken in four places.

15. What happened to the lodge that Smith and his father built and ran in Alaska?
(a) It fell into the ocean.
(b) His father continued running it without Smith.
(c) They sold it to join the Merchant Marines.
(d) It failed.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following was not an event completed by Nancy?

2. When did Smith's recurring nightmare begin?

3. Who concluded that Smith and his sister could have no relationship?

4. Which two states did Smith and Hickock travel through before they made their way to Mexico?

5. The town where the Clutter family lived had a population of about how many?

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