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

2. River Valley Farm did not contain which of the following?
(a) Livestock.
(b) Strawberries.
(c) Wheat.
(d) Grains.

3. Which of the following was not one of the good qualities Willie Jay saw in Smith?
(a) Poetic imagination.
(b) Explosive emotional reactions.
(c) Creativity.
(d) Friendship.

4. How many people had Hickock murdered before the Clutter crime?
(a) 0.
(b) 3.
(c) 1.
(d) 2.

5. Why are the initials on the binoculars important?
(a) They show they belonged to Herb Clutter.
(b) They show they belonged to Smith.
(c) They are not important at all.
(d) They show that Smith and Hickock are partners.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who lead the investigation into the Clutter murders?

2. Which individual is part Cherokee, with dark eyes, and a dark complexion?

3. Which two states did Smith and Hickock travel through before they made their way to Mexico?

4. Who did one of the agents find out had a negative business transaction with the Clutters and had made threats toward Herb?

5. How many people attended the Clutter funeral?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Floyd Wells know who committed the murders of the Clutter family?

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

3. What did Smith do with the squirrel that visited him in his cell?

4. Describe some events describing why Smith's childhood was difficult and unfortunate.

5. What did Smith and Hickock do right after the Cutter murders?

6. Who found the Clutters after they had been murdered, and what led to this discovery?

7. Why did Hickock study law while he awaited his execution?

8. Why did Mrs. Meier develop an affection for Smith?

9. How did Hickock find his and Smith's destination, the Clutter house, on the night of the murders?

10. What correction did Smith make to his confession?

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