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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did the police find the shotgun cartridges, cord and tape that were used in the Clutter murders?
(a) Hickock's house.
(b) Smith's father's house.
(c) In the stolen car they were driving.
(d) Buried along the highway.

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) To running a race without a finish line.
(d) How he planned the Clutter murder.

3. What did the window of Smith's cell overlook?
(a) The town square.
(b) Another prisoner's cell.
(c) The Clutter house.
(d) The police station.

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

5. What was the purpose of the book, "A History of My Boy's Life"?
(a) To document the murders.
(b) To keep track of family history.
(c) To document Smith's father's life.
(d) To get Smith paroled.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why was a passing stranger considered a suspect in the Clutter murders?

3. Which individual was in a car accident that left his face crooked?

4. What did Hickock say was his and Smith's alibi?

5. Who claimed Smith should stop blaming everyone else for his problems and accept the responsibility himself?

(see the answer key)

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