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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Hickock imagine he would live when he escaped from jail?
(a) Mexico.
(b) Texas.
(c) Colorado.
(d) Canada.

2. How long after the trail was Smith and Hickock's punishment for their crime set to occur?
(a) Six years.
(b) Six weeks.
(c) Six months.
(d) Six days.

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

4. What was the only real evidence that Dewey had for the Clutter murders?
(a) A witness in Floyd Wells.
(b) Two sets of boot prints.
(c) Two sets of fingerprints.
(d) The .12-gauge shotgun.

5. Which of the following individuals is the wife of the undersheriff?
(a) Jones.
(b) Cullivan.
(c) Meier.
(d) Wells.

6. How long did it take the jury to deliberate?
(a) 30 minutes.
(b) 120 minutes.
(c) 40 minutes.
(d) 60 minutes.

7. What did the detectives tell both Smith and Hickock existed, regarding the Clutter case?
(a) A photo of them committing the crime.
(b) A DNA match.
(c) A cellmate witness.
(d) A living witness.

8. What kind of gun was used to kill the Clutters?
(a) BT-99.
(b) .12-gauge shotgun.
(c) Browning Auto-5.
(d) Model 1100.

9. Who supposedly lived in Fort Scott, Kansas?
(a) Hickock's sister.
(b) Smith's brother.
(c) Hickock's brother.
(d) Smith's sister.

10. Who was the only one Hickock knew could truly incriminate him?
(a) Smith.
(b) Wells.
(c) Rupp.
(d) Dewey.

11. Which Clutter did Smith talk to about their life before they were killed?
(a) Nancy.
(b) Kenyon.
(c) Mr. Clutter.
(d) Mrs. Clutter.

12. Who sent a postcard to the warden at the prison where Smith and Hickock were incarcerated after their trial?
(a) Smith's father.
(b) Don Cullivan.
(c) Hickock's father.
(d) Smith's sister.

13. What gift did Smith give to Mrs. Meier?
(a) An old photograph.
(b) His prized guitar.
(c) His sketches.
(d) His diary.

14. According to Floyd, who talked of robbing the Clutters?
(a) Hickock.
(b) Wells.
(c) Nye.
(d) Smith.

15. Which of the following people was considered the prosecution's most damaging witness?
(a) Susan Kidwell.
(b) Nancy Ewalt.
(c) Alvin Dewey.
(d) Kansas Bureau of Investigation forensic expert.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened to Smith and Hickock in front of the hotel in Las Vegas in Part 3 of In Cold Blood?

2. What animal did Smith interact with while in his cell?

3. Who worked together to interview Smith in the Las Vegas jail?

4. Which of the following was not a question asked of Floyd by his cellmate about the Clutters?

5. How many of the jurors were farmers like the Clutters?

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