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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was the safe supposed to have been in the Clutter house?
(a) In the office.
(b) In the basement.
(c) In the bedroom.
(d) In the barn.

2. What did Hickock say was his and Smith's alibi?
(a) Singing with Perry O'Parsons.
(b) Eating dinner with the hitchhikers.
(c) Taking tourists deep-sea diving.
(d) Taking two girls to a motel.

3. How much money did Smith and Hickock steal from the Clutters?
(a) Between $100-$200.
(b) Between $50-$60.
(c) Between $40-$50.
(d) Between $20-$40.

4. What document did Smith sign in jail?
(a) Plea of insanity.
(b) Recounting of his confession.
(c) Denying his confession.
(d) Claim of innocence.

5. What type of injury did Hickock's father say was the cause of Hickock's problems with the law?
(a) Abuse.
(b) Car accident.
(c) Football injury.
(d) Concussion.

Short Answer Questions

1. How were Smith and Hickock executed?

2. What did detective Nye show Hickock on the second day of the interrogation?

3. How many of the jurors were farmers like the Clutters?

4. Where were the knife and shotgun used in the Clutter murders found?

5. What punishment was decreed to Smith and Hickock by the jury?

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