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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happened to the passing stranger who was considered a suspect in the Clutter murders?
(a) He was arrested.
(b) He was cleared of the murders.
(c) He escaped before anyone could determine his involvement.
(d) He claimed the life insurance money and left.

2. Why did Smith and Hickock sell their stolen car in Mexico?
(a) They were out of money.
(b) Someone offerred them a lot of money for it.
(c) The police were looking for the car.
(d) It did not work anymore.

3. What activity did Nancy, Kenyon, and Herb do on their final night alive?
(a) Watch TV.
(b) Read.
(c) Play board games with Bobby.
(d) Bake pies.

4. Who wrote "A History of My Boy's Life"?
(a) Smith's father.
(b) Smith.
(c) Willie Jay.
(d) Hickock.

5. How did Smith expect to get the money to pay back everyone he and Hickock had conned?
(a) Money from the murder of the Clutters.
(b) Traveling across the country.
(c) Finding sunken treasure in Mexico.
(d) Working hard in Mexico as a mechanic.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of weather was occurring as Hickock and Smith were brought back to Garden City?

2. Which term best describes how Dewey described the motive at his first press conference?

3. How much money did Smith and Hickock steal from the Clutters?

4. Where did the police find the shotgun cartridges, cord and tape that were used in the Clutter murders?

5. Why does Perry Smith suffer from chronic pain?

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