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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many people had Hickock murdered before the Clutter crime?
(a) 0.
(b) 1.
(c) 2.
(d) 3.

2. What did Hickock know would make Smith the perfect partner for this criminal activity?
(a) Friendship.
(b) Poetic imagination.
(c) Creativity.
(d) Explosive emotional reactions.

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

4. Which individual is shown to be primarily a schemer and a con man?
(a) Nancy Clutter.
(b) Richard Hickock.
(c) Perry Smith.
(d) Perry Hickock.

5. How many of the jurors were farmers like the Clutters?
(a) 0.
(b) 12.
(c) 10.
(d) 6.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many people attended the Clutter funeral?

2. Why did Smith return to the Clutter house after he walked out for a few minutes following the murders?

3. Where did Hickock imagine he would live when he escaped from jail?

4. What activity did Nancy, Kenyon, and Herb do on their final night alive?

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

(see the answer key)

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