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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who supposedly lived in Fort Scott, Kansas?
(a) Hickock's sister.
(b) Hickock's brother.
(c) Smith's sister.
(d) Smith's brother.

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

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

4. How did Smith know Don Cullivan?
(a) They were friends in Mexico.
(b) They were in the army together.
(c) They were in jail together.
(d) They were childhood friends.

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

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

7. What was Smith's favorite dish?
(a) Rice and beans.
(b) Hamburgers.
(c) Fish.
(d) Spanish rice.

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

9. Who did Floyd tell about his time with the Clutters?
(a) Smith.
(b) Dewey.
(c) Nye.
(d) Hickock.

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

11. What did the detectives tell both Smith and Hickock existed, regarding the Clutter case?
(a) A DNA match.
(b) A living witness.
(c) A cellmate witness.
(d) A photo of them committing the crime.

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

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

14. 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) A witness in Floyd Wells.
(d) Two sets of fingerprints.

15. Which of the following people did not testify at the trial?
(a) Floyd Wells.
(b) Alvin Dewey.
(c) Don Cullivan.
(d) Herb Clutter.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much money did Smith and Hickock steal from the Clutters?

2. Which of the following is not an activity Mrs. Meier completed?

3. Which of the following was not a question asked of Floyd by his cellmate about the Clutters?

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

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

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