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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following was not a question asked of Floyd by his cellmate about the Clutters?
(a) Was there a safe?
(b) How was the house laid out?
(c) How many head of cattle did they raise?
(d) Where did they live?

2. How many of the twelve jurors were male?
(a) 10.
(b) 0.
(c) 12.
(d) 6.

3. What type of injury did Hickock's father say was the cause of Hickock's problems with the law?
(a) Concussion.
(b) Abuse.
(c) Car accident.
(d) Football injury.

4. After Smith and Hickock stole a car in Part 3 of In Cold Blood, where did they return?
(a) Kansas City.
(b) Las Vegas.
(c) Olathe.
(d) Holcomb.

5. How long did Hickock hang before he was pronounced dead?
(a) 20 seconds.
(b) 10 minutes.
(c) 10 seconds.
(d) 20 minutes.

6. Who did Wells tell about his story?
(a) Nye.
(b) Warden.
(c) Hickock.
(d) Dewey.

7. in Part 3 of In Cold Blood, where was the most recent address Detective Nye had for Smith?
(a) Olathe.
(b) Kansas City.
(c) Fort Scott.
(d) Las Vegas.

8. What is a shiv?
(a) A weapon like a hammer.
(b) A toothpick.
(c) A lockpick.
(d) A weapon like an ice pick.

9. What did Hickock and Smith use the money collected from turning in empty bottles for?
(a) A car.
(b) To mail packages of sentimental items to Las Vegas.
(c) More bottles filled with alcohol.
(d) A big meal.

10. How did Smith imagine he would commit suicide while in jail?
(a) By slitting wrists with a shiv.
(b) By hanging himself with sheets from the bed.
(c) By slitting his wrists with pieces of a lightbulb.
(d) By hanging himself with belt.

11. What disorder did Dr. Jones indicate he believes Smith suffered from?
(a) None.
(b) Paranoid view of the world.
(c) Mental retardation.
(d) Schizophrenia.

12. Where were the binoculars and radio belonging to the Clutters found?
(a) A Mexican pawnshop.
(b) A Kansas pawnshop.
(c) A Vegas pawnshop.
(d) A Texan pawnshop.

13. How did Mrs. Meier feel about Smith?
(a) She loved him.
(b) She felt sorry for him.
(c) She was disgusted by him.
(d) She was scared of him.

14. Where were Hickock and Smith moved after their trial and sentence?
(a) Kansas State Penitentiary.
(b) Federal Prison in Kansas.
(c) Federal prison in Texas.
(d) Back to the jail in the courthouse.

15. How did Smith react to the news of his punishment by the jury?
(a) He attempted suicide.
(b) he attempted to escape.
(c) He threw a tantrum.
(d) He cried like a baby.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of weather was occurring as Hickock and Smith were brought back to Garden City?

2. How many people witnessed the executions of Hickock and Smith?

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

4. Who supposedly lived in Fort Scott, Kansas?

5. What name did Smith give to the animal who visited him in his cell?

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