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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of injury did Hickock's father say was the cause of Hickock's problems with the law?
(a) Car accident.
(b) Concussion.
(c) Football injury.
(d) Abuse.

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

3. How were Smith and Hickock executed?
(a) Electric chair.
(b) Gas chamber.
(c) Firing squad.
(d) Hanging.

4. What type of examination did Hickock and Smith's lawyers request?
(a) Physical.
(b) Psychiatric.
(c) Ability to participate in their defense.
(d) Intelligence.

5. How long did it take the jury to deliberate?
(a) 60 minutes.
(b) 40 minutes.
(c) 30 minutes.
(d) 120 minutes.

6. How many people witnessed the executions of Hickock and Smith?
(a) 20.
(b) 10.
(c) 30.
(d) 12.

7. According to Floyd, who talked of robbing the Clutters?
(a) Wells.
(b) Nye.
(c) Smith.
(d) Hickock.

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

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

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

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

12. How did Smith react to the news of his punishment by the jury?
(a) he attempted to escape.
(b) He attempted suicide.
(c) He cried like a baby.
(d) He threw a tantrum.

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

14. in Part 3 of In Cold Blood, where was the most recent address Detective Nye had for Smith?
(a) Fort Scott.
(b) Kansas City.
(c) Las Vegas.
(d) Olathe.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Floyd know the Clutters?

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

3. How many years passed before Hickock and Smith were executed?

4. What gift did Smith give to Mrs. Meier?

5. Which of the following people was considered the prosecution's most damaging witness?

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