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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After Smith and Hickock stole a car in Part 3 of In Cold Blood, where did they return?
(a) Olathe.
(b) Kansas City.
(c) Las Vegas.
(d) Holcomb.

2. How did Smith imagine he would commit suicide while in jail?
(a) By hanging himself with belt.
(b) By slitting his wrists with pieces of a lightbulb.
(c) By hanging himself with sheets from the bed.
(d) By slitting wrists with a shiv.

3. How did Mrs. Meier feel about Smith?
(a) She felt sorry for him.
(b) She loved him.
(c) She was scared of him.
(d) She was disgusted by him.

4. What punishment was decreed to Smith and Hickock by the jury?
(a) Death.
(b) Death for Hickock but not for Smith.
(c) Life in prison.
(d) Life with the possibility of parole.

5. What was Smith's favorite dish?
(a) Fish.
(b) Hamburgers.
(c) Rice and beans.
(d) Spanish rice.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where were the binoculars and radio belonging to the Clutters found?

2. How were Smith and Hickock executed?

3. Which of the following people did not testify at the trial?

4. Who visited Hickock in jail?

5. How much money did Smith and Hickock steal from the Clutters?

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