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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Once Smith and Hickock met on the night of the murders, where did they drive?
(a) To a car wash.
(b) To a garage where Smith worked as a mechanic.
(c) To Finney County.
(d) To a garage where Hickock worked as a mechanic.

2. What pact did Smith and Hickock make after the murders?
(a) To stay together until the police hunt them down.
(b) To stay apart, no matter what.
(c) To stay together, no matter what.
(d) To separate and come back together in another country.

3. What was the purpose of the book, "A History of My Boy's Life"?
(a) To keep track of family history.
(b) To get Smith paroled.
(c) To document the murders.
(d) To document Smith's father's life.

4. What was wrong with Smith's mother?
(a) She joined the Merchant Marines.
(b) She was a drunkard.
(c) She moved to Alaska.
(d) She died giving birth to him.

5. What apparently was used to kill all of the murder victims?
(a) Ropes.
(b) A gun.
(c) A bat.
(d) Knives.

6. Which two states did Smith and Hickock travel through before they made their way to Mexico?
(a) Oklahoma and Texas.
(b) Arizona and Oklahoma.
(c) New Mexico and Arizona.
(d) Arizona and Texas.

7. Where did Mrs. Clutter spend the majority of her time?
(a) In the barn.
(b) In a closet.
(c) In her sewing room.
(d) In bed.

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

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

10. Which term best describes how Dewey described the motive at his first press conference?
(a) Wrapped up in the purchase of the life insurance policy.
(b) Unclear.
(c) Concise.
(d) Clear.

11. Which individual was in a car accident that left his face crooked?
(a) Perry Hickock.
(b) Perry Smith.
(c) Richard Hickock.
(d) Herb Clutter.

12. Who was Herb's wife?
(a) Nancy.
(b) Beverly.
(c) Bonnie.
(d) Eveanna.

13. Which kind of treatment did Bonnie receive?
(a) Psychiatric.
(b) Acupuncture.
(c) Allergy.
(d) Oncological.

14. Which of the Clutter children was somewhat eccentric?
(a) Kenyon.
(b) Nancy.
(c) Eveanna.
(d) Beverly.

15. Which murder victim did the Sherriff, Mr. Hendricks and Mr. Ewalt find first?
(a) Mr. Clutter.
(b) Kenyon.
(c) Nancy.
(d) Mrs. Clutter.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where did Smith and Hickock first hear about their crime after it was commited?

3. Why did Smith and Hickock sell their stolen car in Mexico?

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

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

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