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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. From which of the following does it say in the book that Herb abstained from?
(a) Cigarettes.
(b) Alcohol.
(c) Meat.
(d) Sex.

3. Who concluded that Smith and his sister could have no relationship?
(a) Dewey.
(b) Hickock.
(c) Willie-Jay.
(d) Barbara.

4. How old was Alvin Adams Dewey in Part 2 of In Cold Blood?
(a) 47.
(b) 74.
(c) 57.
(d) 37.

5. Which of the following is not an accurate description of Herb Clutter?
(a) Bad business sense.
(b) Spartan.
(c) Frugal.
(d) No-nonsense.

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

7. What was the breakfast Herb had on his last day alive?
(a) Bacon and eggs.
(b) Apple and milk.
(c) Oatmeal and juice.
(d) Cereal and milk.

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

9. Which individual is shown to be primarily a schemer and a con man?
(a) Perry Smith.
(b) Perry Hickock.
(c) Nancy Clutter.
(d) Richard Hickock.

10. What happened to the lodge that Smith and his father built and ran in Alaska?
(a) It fell into the ocean.
(b) It failed.
(c) They sold it to join the Merchant Marines.
(d) His father continued running it without Smith.

11. Who joined the Merchant Marines?
(a) Smith's father.
(b) Smith's sister.
(c) Smith.
(d) Smith's mother.

12. Who did Agent Dewey believe committed the crime?
(a) A pair of men; one who knew the family and his accomplice.
(b) A pair of men who did not know the family at all.
(c) Bobby Rupp.
(d) A father and son team who had a business transaction with the Clutters.

13. 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.

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

15. What activity did Nancy, Kenyon, and Herb do on their final night alive?
(a) Play board games with Bobby.
(b) Read.
(c) Watch TV.
(d) Bake pies.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which individual was found dead on top of the mattress box?

2. What did Mr. Helm see in Mrs. Clutter's window?

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

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

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

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