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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did Smith's recurring nightmare begin?
(a) In childhood.
(b) After the murders.
(c) In his late teens.
(d) In jail.

2. What pact did Smith and Hickock make after the murders?
(a) To stay apart, no matter what.
(b) To stay together, no matter what.
(c) To stay together until the police hunt them down.
(d) To separate and come back together in another country.

3. Who was Herb's wife?
(a) Beverly.
(b) Bonnie.
(c) Nancy.
(d) Eveanna.

4. Which individual in In Cold Blood was an English Teacher?
(a) Larry Jendricks.
(b) Susan Kidwell.
(c) Charles Ewalt.
(d) Sheriff Robinson.

5. Who lead the investigation into the Clutter murders?
(a) Agent Duntz.
(b) Agent Nye.
(c) Agent Dewey.
(d) Agent Church.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the Clutter children was somewhat eccentric?

2. Where did Smith and Hickock meet Otto?

3. What did Smith and Hickock do to a 1949 Chevrolet sedan?

4. Who was Nancy's boyfriend?

5. Where were Kenyon and Mr. Clutter's bodies found after the murder?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do you think Smith was impressed about the Clutter funeral?

2. What event happened to help Smith to feel less lonely while awaiting his trial?

3. What did Nancy and Kenyon Clutter have in common?

4. Why did Smith say he cut Mr. Clutter's throat?

5. What did Smith do with the squirrel that visited him in his cell?

6. Who wrote down the license plate number of the stolen car Smith and Hickock were driving, a 1956 Chevrolet?

7. With whom did Herb Clutter meet on the last day of his life, and what was the purpose of this meeting?

8. In what order did the sheriff, Mr. Ewalt and Mr. Hendricks find the victims?

9. Explain some of the details of Smith's dream.

10. What did Hickock say he believed even after he admitted that the he had some wrong information about the Clutters?

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