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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Smith and Hickock do to a 1949 Chevrolet sedan?
(a) Washed it.
(b) Stole it.
(c) Gave it a tune-up.
(d) Crashed it.

2. Who wrote "A History of My Boy's Life"?
(a) Smith's father.
(b) Hickock.
(c) Smith.
(d) Willie Jay.

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

4. Which of the Clutter's children was known as the town darling?
(a) Kenyon.
(b) Eveanna
(c) Beverly.
(d) Nancy.

5. Who had won blue ribbons for baking pies?
(a) Beverly.
(b) Kenyon.
(c) Eveanna.
(d) Nancy.

6. What does a double-indemnity clause mean?
(a) If the person dies by accident, the pay out is tripled.
(b) If the person is murdered, 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.

7. Who went to the Clutter household every Sunday morning?
(a) Richard Hickock.
(b) Nancy Ewalt.
(c) Perry Smith.
(d) Susan Kidwell.

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

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

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

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

12. Why was Agent Dewey unable to sleep while working on the Clutter case?
(a) His wife complained about how much time he was working.
(b) His agents needed his attention at night.
(c) His mind was always on the Clutter case.
(d) He was hunting for Smith and Hickock.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who claimed Smith should stop blaming everyone else for his problems and accept the responsibility himself?

2. What did Kenyon spend hours in the basement doing?

3. Where were Kenyon and Mr. Clutter's bodies found after the murder?

4. What did Hickock finally admit to Smith about the crime?

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

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