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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happened to the passing stranger who was considered a suspect in the Clutter murders?
(a) He was arrested.
(b) He escaped before anyone could determine his involvement.
(c) He claimed the life insurance money and left.
(d) He was cleared of the murders.

2. What does a double-indemnity clause mean?
(a) If the person dies of a disease, the pay out is doubled.
(b) If the person is murdered, the pay out is tripled.
(c) If the person dies by accident, the pay out is tripled.
(d) If the person dies by accident, the pay out is doubled.

3. Which of the following was not an event completed by Nancy?
(a) Getting gas in her car.
(b) Playing with her cat.
(c) Teaching neighbor girl to bake a cherry pie.
(d) Talking on the phone to her best friend.

4. The town where the Clutter family lived had a population of about how many?
(a) 500.
(b) 270.
(c) 380.
(d) 150.

5. Where were Kenyon and Mr. Clutter's bodies found after the murder?
(a) The basement.
(b) The dining room.
(c) The living room.
(d) Their bedrooms.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Nancy's boyfriend?

2. What is the largest town near Holcomb?

3. Where were Smith and Hickcock trying to go when they came back from the states from Mexico?

4. What happened to the lodge that Smith and his father built and ran in Alaska?

5. How did Smith expect to get the money to pay back everyone he and Hickock had conned?

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