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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 Herb's wife?
(a) Nancy.
(b) Beverly.
(c) Bonnie.
(d) Eveanna.

2. Which individual believed that treasure hunting was an unrealistic fantasy?
(a) Helm.
(b) Smith.
(c) Dewey.
(d) Hickock.

3. Why did Smith and Hickock sell their stolen car in Mexico?
(a) It did not work anymore.
(b) They were out of money.
(c) Someone offerred them a lot of money for it.
(d) The police were looking for the car.

4. Why was a passing stranger considered a suspect in the Clutter murders?
(a) He was found trying to claim the life insurance money.
(b) He had a hunting knife only.
(c) He had a shotgun only.
(d) He had a shotgun and a hunting knife.

5. What apparently was used to kill all of the murder victims?
(a) Ropes.
(b) A bat.
(c) Knives.
(d) A gun.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did Smith and Hickock do to a 1949 Chevrolet sedan?

3. Who claimed Smith should stop blaming everyone else for his problems and accept the responsibility himself?

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

5. What happened to the lodge that Smith and his father built and ran in Alaska?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Hickock say he believed even after he admitted that the he had some wrong information about the Clutters?

2. What role did Dewey think the newly acquired life insurance policy had on the murder?

3. On what did the doctor blame much of Smith's mental health damage?

4. Why did Hickock make a shiv in jail, and what did he hope to do with it?

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

6. It was because of whose relationship with the Clutters that they end up murdered?

7. Why did Mr. Ewalt have to drive back to Susan's apartment to call the Sheriff about the Clutter murders?

8. Why did Smith and Hickock head for the post office when they finally made it back to Las Vegas?

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

10. Who did Hickock blame for the crimes after he and Smith were arrested in Las Vegas?

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