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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What did Hickock finally admit to Smith about the crime?
(a) He had some wrong information about the Clutters.
(b) He wanted to separate and go his own way.
(c) He was sure the police know it was them.
(d) He left behind evidence that he should not have left behind.

4. Which individual in In Cold Blood was an English Teacher?
(a) Larry Jendricks.
(b) Susan Kidwell.
(c) Charles Ewalt.
(d) Sheriff Robinson.

5. About how far away from the Clutter's town is the drug store?
(a) 400 miles.
(b) 300 miles.
(c) 500 miles.
(d) 450 miles.

6. What did Mr. Helm see in Mrs. Clutter's window?
(a) Flowers.
(b) A shotgun and knife.
(c) Someone inside.
(d) A ghost.

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

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

9. Why are the initials on the binoculars important?
(a) They show that Smith and Hickock are partners.
(b) They show they belonged to Herb Clutter.
(c) They show they belonged to Smith.
(d) They are not important at all.

10. Why did at least one family decide to leave Holcomb after the murders?
(a) More murders had been occurring in the town.
(b) Because townsfolk had become gossips.
(c) Because the murders were unsolved.
(d) Because they knew someone from Holcomb committed the murder.

11. Which investigator was personal friends with the murder victims?
(a) Agent Church.
(b) Agent Duntz.
(c) Agent Dewey.
(d) Agent Nye.

12. What was Mr. Helm's job?
(a) Funeral Director.
(b) Nanny.
(c) FBI Agent.
(d) Caretaker.

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

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

15. When Hickock and Smith went out on the boat, who did not go into the water?
(a) Helm.
(b) Smith.
(c) Hickock.
(d) Otto.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of his possessions was beloved by Smith?

2. Where did Mrs. Clutter spend the majority of her time?

3. Which two states did Smith and Hickock travel through before they made their way to Mexico?

4. Of what was Dewey an agent?

5. Which of the following was not an event completed by Nancy?

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