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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. Who was impressed by the number of people that attended the Clutter funeral?
(a) Gibson.
(b) Hickock.
(c) Smith.
(d) Dewey.

2. Which of the following is not an accurate description of Herb Clutter?
(a) Bad business sense.
(b) Frugal.
(c) No-nonsense.
(d) Spartan.

3. Smith had a premonition that what awaited both he and Hickock?
(a) A funeral.
(b) A yellow parrot.
(c) A trap.
(d) A treasure.

4. How old was Alvin Adams Dewey in Part 2 of In Cold Blood?
(a) 74.
(b) 37.
(c) 57.
(d) 47.

5. Who joined the Merchant Marines?
(a) Smith's father.
(b) Smith's sister.
(c) Smith.
(d) Smith's mother.

Short Answer Questions

1. What activity did Nancy, Kenyon, and Herb do on their final night alive?

2. What did Hickock know would make Smith the perfect partner for this criminal activity?

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

4. On what day did the events described in part one of In Cold Blood take place?

5. Who lead the investigation into the Clutter murders?

Short Essay Questions

1. What characteristic did Willie-Jay and Richard Hickock both see in Perry Smith?

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

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

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

5. What physical characteristic did Perry Smith and Richard Hickock share?

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

7. What correction did Smith make to his confession?

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

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

10. What was the last thing Capote describes Nancy as doing before her death?

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