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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of injury did Hickock's father say was the cause of Hickock's problems with the law?
(a) Concussion.
(b) Football injury.
(c) Abuse.
(d) Car accident.

2. What was one of the former jobs of Alvin Dewey?
(a) Sheriff of Olathe Kansas.
(b) Sheriff of Finney County.
(c) Sheriff of Kansas City.
(d) Mayor of Finney County.

3. Which term best describes the evidence upon which the case could be built after Dewey first took over the investigation?
(a) He expected to make an arrest within the week.
(b) Little to no evidence.
(c) Clear evidence; it was just a matter of time before an arrest would be made.
(d) Overwhelming evidence.

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

5. Who was impressed by the number of people that attended the Clutter funeral?
(a) Hickock.
(b) Gibson.
(c) Smith.
(d) Dewey.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who sent a postcard to the warden at the prison where Smith and Hickock were incarcerated after their trial?

2. What apparently was used to kill all of the murder victims?

3. About how far away from the Clutter's town is the drug store?

4. Where did the police find the shotgun cartridges, cord and tape that were used in the Clutter murders?

5. Which of the following is not an activity Mrs. Meier completed?

(see the answer key)

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