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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What item did Smith ship from Mexico which helped to incriminate him?
(a) Gun.
(b) Boots.
(c) Knife.
(d) Photographs.

2. What plans did Hickock share with the agents during his interview in the Las Vegas City jail?
(a) To buy a boat and take tourists deep-sea diving.
(b) To begin a singing career as Perry O'Parsons.
(c) How he planned the Clutter murder.
(d) To running a race without a finish line.

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

4. Who lead the investigation into the Clutter murders?
(a) Agent Dewey.
(b) Agent Duntz.
(c) Agent Nye.
(d) Agent Church.

5. On what day did the events described in part one of In Cold Blood take place?
(a) December 15, 1959.
(b) December 15, 1950.
(c) November 15, 1950.
(d) November 15, 1959.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the breakfast Herb had on his last day alive?

2. Where did Smith and Hickock go once they reached Las Vegas?

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

4. Who of the following were not spectators at the trial?

5. Where did Hickock's father say that his son and Smith had gone when they left town?

(see the answer key)

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