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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did at least one family decide to leave Holcomb after the murders?
(a) Because they knew someone from Holcomb committed the murder.
(b) Because the murders were unsolved.
(c) More murders had been occurring in the town.
(d) Because townsfolk had become gossips.

2. Why did Agent Dewey lose weight while working on the Clutter case?
(a) He was chasing Smith and Hickock around the globe.
(b) He obsessed over the Clutter case.
(c) He was too busy to eat.
(d) His wife had him on a diet.

3. Where did Smith and Hickock go once they reached Las Vegas?
(a) Penitentiary.
(b) Restaurant.
(c) Hotel.
(d) Post office.

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

5. What did Smith and Hickock do to a 1949 Chevrolet sedan?
(a) Gave it a tune-up.
(b) Washed it.
(c) Stole it.
(d) Crashed it.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did Floyd tell about his time with the Clutters?

2. What do the locals describe Herb's wife as suffering from?

3. Who supposedly lived in Fort Scott, Kansas?

4. About how far away from the Clutter's town is the drug store?

5. What did Hickock finally admit to Smith about the crime?

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