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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What animal did Smith interact with while in his cell?
(a) Bird.
(b) Chipmunk.
(c) Squirrel.
(d) Rat.

3. What type of examination did Hickock and Smith's lawyers request?
(a) Psychiatric.
(b) Physical.
(c) Intelligence.
(d) Ability to participate in their defense.

4. Who went on a fast in Part 3 of In Cold Blood?
(a) Hickock.
(b) Smith.
(c) Meier.
(d) Cullivan.

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

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

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

8. Who of the following were not spectators at the trial?
(a) Herb Clutter.
(b) Meier.
(c) Cullivan.
(d) Hickock's parents.

9. Why did Smith ask for an aspirin during the interrogation in a Las Vegas jail?
(a) To stop the pain in his head.
(b) To ease the pain of his legs.
(c) So that he could get a chance to talk to Hickock.
(d) To stop the interrogation.

10. How did Floyd know the Clutters?
(a) He worked for Mr. Clutter.
(b) He killed the Clutters.
(c) He is a relative of Mrs. Clutter.
(d) He dated Nancy Clutter.

11. Why did Smith return to the Clutter house after he walked out for a few minutes following the murders?
(a) He was curious to know what was going to happen.
(b) Hickock ordered him to return.
(c) He wanted to make the victims more comfortable.
(d) He wanted some of the money.

12. What type of statements did Dr. Jones ask Smith and Hickock to write?
(a) Autobiographical statements.
(b) Statements of innocence.
(c) Statements of guilt.
(d) Statements describing the crime.

13. How were Smith and Hickock executed?
(a) Electric chair.
(b) Gas chamber.
(c) Firing squad.
(d) Hanging.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. What was the only real evidence that Dewey had for the Clutter murders?

5. Where was the safe supposed to have been in the Clutter house?

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