In Cold Blood Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 103 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

In Cold Blood Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

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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 old was Herb Clutter when he died?
(a) 48.
(b) 58.
(c) 28.
(d) 38.

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

3. When Hickock and Smith went out on the boat, who did not go into the water?
(a) Helm.
(b) Hickock.
(c) Otto.
(d) Smith.

4. What memento did Smith save from his sister?
(a) A letter.
(b) Binoculars.
(c) A guitar.
(d) A biography and family tree.

5. What happened to the lodge that Smith and his father built and ran in Alaska?
(a) They sold it to join the Merchant Marines.
(b) It failed.
(c) It fell into the ocean.
(d) His father continued running it without Smith.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which investigator was personal friends with the murder victims?

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

3. What did Mr. Helm see in Mrs. Clutter's window?

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

5. Where did the bus drop Smith and Hickock off after they sold their car in Mexico?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened while Mr. Helm was pruning the flowers in the Clutters' garden?

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

3. What did Smith's premonitions say to him?

4. What did Smith say about why he killed the Clutters?

5. Where did the townsfolk go to vent about the murder in their small town?

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

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

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

9. Why did Smith give Mrs. Meier an old photograph of himself when he was sixteen?

10. What convinced Hickock to take Smith along as a partner to complete the murders?

(see the answer keys)

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