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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who interviewed Hickock's parents?
(a) Nye.
(b) Wells.
(c) Warden.
(d) Dewey.

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

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

4. How did Floyd Wells hear about the Clutter murders?
(a) He heard it on the radio.
(b) He heard it from neighbors gossiping.
(c) He heard it on the television.
(d) He read about it in the newspaper.

5. How many of the twelve jurors were male?
(a) 10.
(b) 12.
(c) 0.
(d) 6.

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

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

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

9. What gift did Smith give to Mrs. Meier?
(a) His prized guitar.
(b) An old photograph.
(c) His diary.
(d) His sketches.

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

11. 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) At the post office in Olathe.
(d) In his jail cell in the Texas State Penitentiary.

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

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

14. What did Hickock and Smith use the money collected from turning in empty bottles for?
(a) A car.
(b) A big meal.
(c) To mail packages of sentimental items to Las Vegas.
(d) More bottles filled with alcohol.

15. What disorder did Dr. Jones indicate he believes Smith suffered from?
(a) Mental retardation.
(b) None.
(c) Schizophrenia.
(d) Paranoid view of the world.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did Floyd tell about his time with the Clutters?

2. in Part 3 of In Cold Blood, where was the most recent address Detective Nye had for Smith?

3. Who visited Hickock in jail?

4. Where were the binoculars and radio belonging to the Clutters found?

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

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