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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is a shiv?
(a) A lockpick.
(b) A weapon like a hammer.
(c) A toothpick.
(d) A weapon like an ice pick.

2. What was the name the prisoners call the area where the executions occur?
(a) The Coffin.
(b) The Hole.
(c) The Corner.
(d) The Cell.

3. What type of weather was occurring as Hickock and Smith were brought back to Garden City?
(a) Raining hard.
(b) Sunny and bright.
(c) Snow falling.
(d) Foggy and drizzling.

4. How much money did Hickock tell Smith Mr. Clutter always kept in his safe?
(a) $10,000.
(b) $100,000.
(c) $1,000,000.
(d) $1,000.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was the only real evidence that Dewey had for the Clutter murders?

3. Who did Floyd tell about his time with the Clutters?

4. According to Part 3 of In Cold Blood, what did Hickock and Smith pick up as they drove to Las Vegas?

5. What type of injury did Hickock's father say was the cause of Hickock's problems with the law?

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