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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After Smith and Hickock stole a car in Part 3 of In Cold Blood, where did they return?
(a) Olathe.
(b) Las Vegas.
(c) Kansas City.
(d) Holcomb.

2. What happened to Smith and Hickock in front of the hotel in Las Vegas in Part 3 of In Cold Blood?
(a) They bought a big meal.
(b) They gathered empty bottles.
(c) They opened the package they mailed to themselves from Mexico.
(d) They were arrested.

3. According to Part 3 of In Cold Blood, what did Hickock and Smith pick up as they drove to Las Vegas?
(a) Two hitchhikers.
(b) An old beloved mare.
(c) Empty bottles.
(d) Two old men.

4. On what date were Smith and Hickock executed?
(a) April 14, 1966.
(b) April 15, 1966.
(c) April 14, 1965.
(d) April 15, 1965.

5. What did the window of Smith's cell overlook?
(a) The Clutter house.
(b) Another prisoner's cell.
(c) The police station.
(d) The town square.

6. When did Smith leave the rundown hotel in Las Vegas?
(a) November 14.
(b) November 7.
(c) November 11.
(d) November 10.

7. Where did Hickock imagine he would live when he escaped from jail?
(a) Colorado.
(b) Canada.
(c) Texas.
(d) Mexico.

8. Where did Smith's sister live in Part 3 of In Cold Blood?
(a) North of San Francisco.
(b) North of Las Vegas.
(c) North of Fort Scott.
(d) North of Kansas City.

9. What was the name the prisoners call the area where the executions occur?
(a) The Corner.
(b) The Coffin.
(c) The Cell.
(d) The Hole.

10. How long after the trail was Smith and Hickock's punishment for their crime set to occur?
(a) Six weeks.
(b) Six months.
(c) Six days.
(d) Six years.

11. Why did Smith ask for an aspirin during the interrogation in a Las Vegas jail?
(a) To ease the pain of his legs.
(b) To stop the pain in his head.
(c) To stop the interrogation.
(d) So that he could get a chance to talk to Hickock.

12. Where did Smith and Hickock go once they reached Las Vegas?
(a) Penitentiary.
(b) Hotel.
(c) Post office.
(d) Restaurant.

13. Who did Smith correspond with via letters while awaiting his trial?
(a) Cullivan.
(b) Meier.
(c) Wells.
(d) Jones.

14. Who of the following were not spectators at the trial?
(a) Cullivan.
(b) Hickock's parents.
(c) Meier.
(d) Herb Clutter.

15. What was the only real evidence that Dewey had for the Clutter murders?
(a) The .12-gauge shotgun.
(b) Two sets of boot prints.
(c) Two sets of fingerprints.
(d) A witness in Floyd Wells.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Mrs. Meier feel about Smith?

2. What sound could be heard as Hickock and Smith were escorted into the Garden City county jail?

3. What type of examination did Hickock and Smith's lawyers request?

4. Who visited Hickock in jail?

5. What was the name of Nancy's old mare that helped to comfort Bobby Rupp?

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