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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Smith and Hickock meet Otto?
(a) Texas.
(b) Acapulco.
(c) Oklahoma.
(d) Kansas.

2. Where is the small drugstore that is described in part one of In Cold Blood?
(a) Kansas City at Olathe
(b) Kansas City at Holcom
(c) Olathe, Texas
(d) Holcomb, Kansas

3. Which two states did Smith and Hickock travel through before they made their way to Mexico?
(a) New Mexico and Arizona.
(b) Arizona and Oklahoma.
(c) Oklahoma and Texas.
(d) Arizona and Texas.

4. What was one of the former jobs of Alvin Dewey?
(a) Sheriff of Finney County.
(b) Mayor of Finney County.
(c) Sheriff of Olathe Kansas.
(d) Sheriff of Kansas City.

5. What was Mr. Helm's job?
(a) Caretaker.
(b) Nanny.
(c) Funeral Director.
(d) FBI Agent.

6. What activity did Nancy, Kenyon, and Herb do on their final night alive?
(a) Read.
(b) Play board games with Bobby.
(c) Bake pies.
(d) Watch TV.

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

8. Who went to the Clutter household every Sunday morning?
(a) Nancy Ewalt.
(b) Richard Hickock.
(c) Susan Kidwell.
(d) Perry Smith.

9. Why was a passing stranger considered a suspect in the Clutter murders?
(a) He had a shotgun only.
(b) He was found trying to claim the life insurance money.
(c) He had a hunting knife only.
(d) He had a shotgun and a hunting knife.

10. When Hickock and Smith went out on the boat, who did not go into the water?
(a) Otto.
(b) Smith.
(c) Helm.
(d) Hickock.

11. In Smith's nightmare, what always saved him in the end?
(a) A yellow, parrot-like bird.
(b) A green, finch-like bird.
(c) A green, parrot-like bird.
(d) A yellow, finch-like bird.

12. What did Hickock do to get some money for himself and Smith?
(a) Wrote several bad checks.
(b) Stole merchandise and cash.
(c) Found a sunken treasure.
(d) Robbed a bank.

13. Which individual is shown to be primarily a schemer and a con man?
(a) Richard Hickock.
(b) Nancy Clutter.
(c) Perry Hickock.
(d) Perry Smith.

14. What was the purpose of the book, "A History of My Boy's Life"?
(a) To keep track of family history.
(b) To get Smith paroled.
(c) To document Smith's father's life.
(d) To document the murders.

15. Who wrote "A History of My Boy's Life"?
(a) Smith's father.
(b) Hickock.
(c) Willie Jay.
(d) Smith.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which individual in In Cold Blood was an English Teacher?

2. Who claimed Smith should stop blaming everyone else for his problems and accept the responsibility himself?

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

4. Why was Agent Dewey unable to sleep while working on the Clutter case?

5. Which investigator was personal friends with the murder victims?

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