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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following individuals is the wife of the undersheriff?
(a) Wells.
(b) Cullivan.
(c) Jones.
(d) Meier.

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

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

4. How long did Hickock hang before he was pronounced dead?
(a) 20 minutes.
(b) 10 minutes.
(c) 20 seconds.
(d) 10 seconds.

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

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

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

8. Who went on a fast in Part 3 of In Cold Blood?
(a) Cullivan.
(b) Hickock.
(c) Meier.
(d) Smith.

9. What is a shiv?
(a) A weapon like an ice pick.
(b) A weapon like a hammer.
(c) A lockpick.
(d) A toothpick.

10. 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.

11. According to Part 3 of In Cold Blood, what did Hickock and Smith pick up as they drove to Las Vegas?
(a) Empty bottles.
(b) Two hitchhikers.
(c) Two old men.
(d) An old beloved mare.

12. What item did Smith ship from Mexico which helped to incriminate him?
(a) Boots.
(b) Photographs.
(c) Knife.
(d) Gun.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who work together to interview Hickock in the Las Vegas jail?

3. How did Mrs. Meier feel about Smith?

4. Where did Hickock imagine he would live when he escaped from jail?

5. Who did Wells tell about his story?

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