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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many people attended the Clutter funeral?
(a) 100.
(b) 1,000.
(c) 2,000.
(d) 500.

2. What happened to the passing stranger who was considered a suspect in the Clutter murders?
(a) He was cleared of the murders.
(b) He escaped before anyone could determine his involvement.
(c) He claimed the life insurance money and left.
(d) He was arrested.

3. How did Smith expect to get the money to pay back everyone he and Hickock had conned?
(a) Traveling across the country.
(b) Finding sunken treasure in Mexico.
(c) Working hard in Mexico as a mechanic.
(d) Money from the murder of the Clutters.

4. Who was the prime suspect for the murders at the end of Part 1 of In Cold Blood?
(a) Richard Hickock.
(b) Susan Kidwell.
(c) Bobby Rupp.
(d) Larry Hendricks.

5. What was wrong with Smith's mother?
(a) She was a drunkard.
(b) She moved to Alaska.
(c) She joined the Merchant Marines.
(d) She died giving birth to him.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Hickock finally admit to Smith about the crime?

2. What did Kenyon spend hours in the basement doing?

3. Which term best describes how Dewey described the motive at his first press conference?

4. What memento did Smith save from his sister?

5. Which of the following was not one of the good qualities Willie Jay saw in Smith?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Larry Hendrick accompany Mr. Ewalt back to the Clutter house when the murders were discovered?

2. What happened to the request to abolish the verdict for Smith and Hickock?

3. What event happened to help Smith to feel less lonely while awaiting his trial?

4. When one of Dewey's agents turned up a father and son who completed business with the Clutters, why were they considered suspects even for a very short period of time?

5. In Part 2 of In Cold Blood, why did the hotel manager assume Smith would be returning to the hotel?

6. With whom did Herb Clutter meet on the last day of his life, and what was the purpose of this meeting?

7. Why do you think Smith was impressed about the Clutter funeral?

8. Once in Florida, what was the only dream Smith felt he had left?

9. Why was the car that Smith and Hickock drive to Mexico weighed down?

10. Why was Nancy Clutter admired for her energy and industry?

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