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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did detective Nye show Hickock on the second day of the interrogation?
(a) A photo of the footprints at the scene.
(b) A photo of the murders.
(c) A photo of he and Smith at the Clutter's house.
(d) A photo of Floyd Wells.

2. Who did Wells tell about his story?
(a) Nye.
(b) Warden.
(c) Hickock.
(d) Dewey.

3. Why did Smith return to the Clutter house after he walked out for a few minutes following the murders?
(a) He wanted to make the victims more comfortable.
(b) Hickock ordered him to return.
(c) He wanted some of the money.
(d) He was curious to know what was going to happen.

4. How much money did Smith and Hickock steal from the Clutters?
(a) Between $20-$40.
(b) Between $100-$200.
(c) Between $50-$60.
(d) Between $40-$50.

5. Where were the binoculars and radio belonging to the Clutters found?
(a) A Vegas pawnshop.
(b) A Kansas pawnshop.
(c) A Mexican pawnshop.
(d) A Texan pawnshop.

6. How long had it been since Floyd had seen the Clutters when he read about their murder?
(a) 15 years.
(b) 11 years.
(c) 12 years.
(d) 5 years.

7. Who visited Hickock in jail?
(a) Jones.
(b) His parents.
(c) Cullivan.
(d) No one.

8. Where did the police find the shotgun cartridges, cord and tape that were used in the Clutter murders?
(a) Smith's father's house.
(b) Hickock's house.
(c) In the stolen car they were driving.
(d) Buried along the highway.

9. How much money did Hickock tell Smith Mr. Clutter always kept in his safe?
(a) $10,000.
(b) $1,000.
(c) $1,000,000.
(d) $100,000.

10. How did Smith imagine he would commit suicide while in jail?
(a) By hanging himself with belt.
(b) By slitting wrists with a shiv.
(c) By slitting his wrists with pieces of a lightbulb.
(d) By hanging himself with sheets from the bed.

11. Which of the following is not an activity Mrs. Meier completed?
(a) Judged Smith as guilty.
(b) Engaged Smith in conversations.
(c) Washed and mended prisoners clothes.
(d) Cooked meals for prisoners.

12. Where was Floyd Wells when he heard about the Clutter murders?
(a) In his jail cell in the Kansas State Penitentiary.
(b) In his jail cell in the Texas State Penitentiary.
(c) At the post office in Olathe.
(d) On the River Valley Farm.

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

14. What animal did Smith interact with while in his cell?
(a) Squirrel.
(b) Rat.
(c) Bird.
(d) Chipmunk.

15. Which of the following was not a question asked of Floyd by his cellmate about the Clutters?
(a) Was there a safe?
(b) How many head of cattle did they raise?
(c) Where did they live?
(d) How was the house laid out?

Short Answer Questions

1. What name did Smith give to the animal who visited him in his cell?

2. What did Hickock and Smith use the money collected from turning in empty bottles for?

3. How did Mrs. Meier feel about Smith?

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

5. How long did it take the jury to deliberate?

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