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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which two individual met at the drugstore the night of the murder?
(a) Nancy Clutter and Kenyon Clutter.
(b) Richard Hickock and Kenyon Clutter.
(c) Perry Smith and Eveanna Clutter.
(d) Perry Smith and Richard Hickock.

2. What was the only real evidence that Dewey had for the Clutter murders?
(a) A witness in Floyd Wells.
(b) The .12-gauge shotgun.
(c) Two sets of fingerprints.
(d) Two sets of boot prints.

3. Who claimed Smith should stop blaming everyone else for his problems and accept the responsibility himself?
(a) His father.
(b) Barbara.
(c) Dewey.
(d) Betty.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Smith's sister live in Part 3 of In Cold Blood?

2. What did Hickock know would make Smith the perfect partner for this criminal activity?

3. Which of his possessions was beloved by Smith?

4. What plans did Hickock share with the agents during his interview in the Las Vegas City jail?

5. Why are the initials on the binoculars important?

(see the answer key)

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