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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the name of the oldest Clutter's child?
(a) Nancy.
(b) Kenyon.
(c) Beverly.
(d) Eveanna.

3. From which of the following does it say in the book that Herb abstained from?
(a) Sex.
(b) Cigarettes.
(c) Alcohol.
(d) Meat.

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

5. Which of the following was not one of the good qualities Willie Jay saw in Smith?
(a) Creativity.
(b) Explosive emotional reactions.
(c) Poetic imagination.
(d) Friendship.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Smith and Hickock do to a 1949 Chevrolet sedan?

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

3. Which of the Clutter children was somewhat eccentric?

4. How old was Richard Hickock the night of the murders?

5. Which individual was a rodeo-performer at one time?

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