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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) More murders had been occurring in the town.
(c) Because townsfolk had become gossips.
(d) Because the murders were unsolved.

2. The town where the Clutter family lived had a population of about how many?
(a) 380.
(b) 500.
(c) 150.
(d) 270.

3. What happened to Smith and Hickock in front of the hotel in Las Vegas in Part 3 of In Cold Blood?
(a) They bought a big meal.
(b) They were arrested.
(c) They gathered empty bottles.
(d) They opened the package they mailed to themselves from Mexico.

4. What did Hickock do to get some money for himself and Smith?
(a) Wrote several bad checks.
(b) Found a sunken treasure.
(c) Robbed a bank.
(d) Stole merchandise and cash.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the Clutter's children was known as the town darling?

2. Which of the following is not an accurate description of Herb Clutter?

3. Who work together to interview Hickock in the Las Vegas jail?

4. Who was Herb's wife?

5. What did the detectives tell both Smith and Hickock existed, regarding the Clutter case?

(see the answer key)

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