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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long before the Clutter murders was Hickock released from prison?
(a) 1 year.
(b) 3 years.
(c) 6 months.
(d) 3 months.

2. Which of the following is not an activity Mrs. Meier completed?
(a) Washed and mended prisoners clothes.
(b) Engaged Smith in conversations.
(c) Judged Smith as guilty.
(d) Cooked meals for prisoners.

3. How long did it take the jury to deliberate?
(a) 120 minutes.
(b) 30 minutes.
(c) 60 minutes.
(d) 40 minutes.

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

5. According to Floyd, who talked of robbing the Clutters?
(a) Hickock.
(b) Wells.
(c) Smith.
(d) Nye.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following did Hickock not tell his interrogators during their interview in the Las Vegas prison?

2. How did Smith imagine he would commit suicide while in jail?

3. What type of weather was occurring as Hickock and Smith were brought back to Garden City?

4. Where did the police find the shotgun cartridges, cord and tape that were used in the Clutter murders?

5. Which Clutter did Smith talk to about their life before they were killed?

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