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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is the small drugstore that is described in part one of In Cold Blood?
(a) Kansas City at Holcom
(b) Kansas City at Olathe
(c) Olathe, Texas
(d) Holcomb, Kansas

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

3. In Smith's nightmare, what always saved him in the end?
(a) A green, parrot-like bird.
(b) A yellow, finch-like bird.
(c) A yellow, parrot-like bird.
(d) A green, finch-like bird.

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

5. Which of the Clutter's children was known as the town darling?
(a) Eveanna
(b) Nancy.
(c) Beverly.
(d) Kenyon.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How many people had Hickock murdered before the Clutter crime?

3. What is the largest town near Holcomb?

4. Why did Agent Dewey lose weight while working on the Clutter case?

5. Who claimed Smith is a good person who had not gotten any breaks?

(see the answer key)

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