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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. Who volunteered to examine Hickock and Smith?
(a) Wells.
(b) Meier.
(c) Jones.
(d) Cullivan.

5. Who sent a postcard to the warden at the prison where Smith and Hickock were incarcerated after their trial?
(a) Smith's sister.
(b) Don Cullivan.
(c) Smith's father.
(d) Hickock's father.

6. What punishment was decreed to Smith and Hickock by the jury?
(a) Death for Hickock but not for Smith.
(b) Death.
(c) Life with the possibility of parole.
(d) Life in prison.

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

8. How did Mrs. Meier feel about Smith?
(a) She was scared of him.
(b) She felt sorry for him.
(c) She loved him.
(d) She was disgusted by him.

9. What did Hickock say was his and Smith's alibi?
(a) Taking tourists deep-sea diving.
(b) Singing with Perry O'Parsons.
(c) Taking two girls to a motel.
(d) Eating dinner with the hitchhikers.

10. What sound could be heard as Hickock and Smith were escorted into the Garden City county jail?
(a) Murmers of the crowd.
(b) Yells of abuse from the crowd.
(c) It was silent.
(d) Flashbulbs popping.

11. How did Alvin Dewey learn of Hickock and Smith's execution date?
(a) He read about it in the paper.
(b) The judge told him.
(c) Smith sent him a letter.
(d) He was informed by the sheriff.

12. What did Hickock want to do to Nancy before killing her?
(a) Rape her.
(b) Spare her life.
(c) Marry her.
(d) Take her with them on the road.

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

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

15. What name did Smith give to the animal who visited him in his cell?
(a) Red.
(b) Rowdy.
(c) Rush.
(d) Rudder.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Smith react to the news of his punishment by the jury?

2. How did Smith imagine he would commit suicide while in jail?

3. Why did Smith return to the Clutter house after he walked out for a few minutes following the murders?

4. How long did Hickock hang before he was pronounced dead?

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

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