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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Smith and Hickock first hear about their crime after it was commited?
(a) From a premonition.
(b) In the newspaper.
(c) From town gossips.
(d) On the radio.

2. 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 green, finch-like bird.
(d) A yellow, parrot-like bird.

3. What did Hickock know would make Smith the perfect partner for this criminal activity?
(a) Poetic imagination.
(b) Friendship.
(c) Explosive emotional reactions.
(d) Creativity.

4. 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.

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.

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

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

8. What is the name of the oldest Clutter's child?
(a) Eveanna.
(b) Nancy.
(c) Beverly.
(d) Kenyon.

9. Who did one of the agents find out had a negative business transaction with the Clutters and had made threats toward Herb?
(a) A pair of men who did not know the family at all.
(b) Bobby Rupp.
(c) A pair of men; one who knew the family and his accomplice.
(d) A father and son.

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

11. When did Smith's recurring nightmare begin?
(a) In jail.
(b) After the murders.
(c) In childhood.
(d) In his late teens.

12. Why did Agent Dewey lose weight while working on the Clutter case?
(a) He obsessed over the Clutter case.
(b) He was chasing Smith and Hickock around the globe.
(c) He was too busy to eat.
(d) His wife had him on a diet.

13. Where did Smith and Hickock meet Otto?
(a) Acapulco.
(b) Texas.
(c) Kansas.
(d) Oklahoma.

14. Of what was Dewey an agent?
(a) Kansas Bureau of Investigation.
(b) Federal Bureau of Investigation.
(c) Special Prosecuters Office.
(d) Kansas District Attorney.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the story that In Cold Blood investigates take place?

2. What was one of the former jobs of Alvin Dewey?

3. River Valley Farm did not contain which of the following?

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

5. Why was Hickock sure that Smith would not have any problem with committing the murder?

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