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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the locals describe Herb's wife as suffering from?
(a) Seizures.
(b) Spells.
(c) Alcoholism.
(d) Drug addiction.

2. River Valley Farm did not contain which of the following?
(a) Strawberries.
(b) Wheat.
(c) Grains.
(d) Livestock.

3. Which individual is part Cherokee, with dark eyes, and a dark complexion?
(a) Herb Clutter.
(b) Richard Clutter.
(c) Perry Smith.
(d) Kenyon Clutter.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the Clutter's children was known as the town darling?

2. What does a double-indemnity clause mean?

3. The town where the Clutter family lived had a population of about how many?

4. Who was the prime suspect for the murders at the end of Part 1 of In Cold Blood?

5. On what day did the events described in part one of In Cold Blood take place?

(see the answer key)

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