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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How much money did Hickock tell Smith Mr. Clutter always kept in his safe?
(a) $1,000,000.
(b) $1,000.
(c) $10,000.
(d) $100,000.

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. How did Floyd know the Clutters?
(a) He worked for Mr. Clutter.
(b) He killed the Clutters.
(c) He dated Nancy Clutter.
(d) He is a relative of Mrs. Clutter.

10. Which of the following people was considered the prosecution's most damaging witness?
(a) Nancy Ewalt.
(b) Kansas Bureau of Investigation forensic expert.
(c) Susan Kidwell.
(d) Alvin Dewey.

11. 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 opened the package they mailed to themselves from Mexico.
(c) They gathered empty bottles.
(d) They bought a big meal.

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

13. What was the name of Nancy's old mare that helped to comfort Bobby Rupp?
(a) Babe.
(b) Duntz.
(c) Nye.
(d) Church.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did the police find the shotgun cartridges, cord and tape that were used in the Clutter murders?

2. What is a shiv?

3. What punishment was decreed to Smith and Hickock by the jury?

4. When did Smith leave the rundown hotel in Las Vegas?

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

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