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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) 6.
(b) 10.
(c) 0.
(d) 12.

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

3. What document did Smith sign in jail?
(a) Denying his confession.
(b) Plea of insanity.
(c) Recounting of his confession.
(d) Claim of innocence.

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

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

6. What kind of gun was used to kill the Clutters?
(a) BT-99.
(b) Model 1100.
(c) Browning Auto-5.
(d) .12-gauge shotgun.

7. How many of the jurors were farmers like the Clutters?
(a) 12.
(b) 10.
(c) 6.
(d) 0.

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

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

10. How much money did Smith and Hickock steal from the Clutters?
(a) Between $50-$60.
(b) Between $20-$40.
(c) Between $40-$50.
(d) Between $100-$200.

11. What sound could be heard as Hickock and Smith were escorted into the Garden City county jail?
(a) Yells of abuse from the crowd.
(b) It was silent.
(c) Murmers of the crowd.
(d) Flashbulbs popping.

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

13. After Smith and Hickock stole a car in Part 3 of In Cold Blood, where did they return?
(a) Las Vegas.
(b) Olathe.
(c) Kansas City.
(d) Holcomb.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the only one Hickock knew could truly incriminate him?

2. What did Hickock say was his and Smith's alibi?

3. How did Smith know Don Cullivan?

4. What did the window of Smith's cell overlook?

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

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