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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many children did the Clutter's have?
(a) 4.
(b) 3.
(c) 2.
(d) 5.

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

3. Who was Nancy's boyfriend?
(a) Richard Hickock.
(b) Bobby Rupp.
(c) Perry Smith.
(d) Herb Clutter.

4. How much was the life insurance police that Herb Clutter took out worth?
(a) $20,000.
(b) $40,000.
(c) $60,000.
(d) $80,000.

5. Who claimed Smith should stop blaming everyone else for his problems and accept the responsibility himself?
(a) Dewey.
(b) Betty.
(c) His father.
(d) Barbara.

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

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

8. What memento did Smith save from his sister?
(a) A guitar.
(b) Binoculars.
(c) A letter.
(d) A biography and family tree.

9. What do the locals describe Herb's wife as suffering from?
(a) Seizures.
(b) Alcoholism.
(c) Spells.
(d) Drug addiction.

10. On what day did the events described in part one of In Cold Blood take place?
(a) December 15, 1950.
(b) December 15, 1959.
(c) November 15, 1959.
(d) November 15, 1950.

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

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

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

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

15. How many people attended the Clutter funeral?
(a) 1,000.
(b) 500.
(c) 2,000.
(d) 100.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the Clutter children was somewhat eccentric?

2. What pact did Smith and Hickock make after the murders?

3. Which of the following is not an accurate description of Herb Clutter?

4. Why did Agent Dewey lose weight while working on the Clutter case?

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

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