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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which kind of treatment did Bonnie receive?

2. What apparently was used to kill all of the murder victims?

3. Mrs. Clutter experienced depression after which event?

4. What did Smith and Hickock do to a 1949 Chevrolet sedan?

5. Which individual was a rodeo-performer at one time?

Short Essay Questions

1. It was because of whose relationship with the Clutters that they end up murdered?

2. How did Smith hope to pay back all of the people he and Hickock had taken advantage of through their criminal activities?

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

4. What caused the apparent psychiatric disorders from which Bonnie Clutter suffered?

5. Why did Hickock study law while he awaited his execution?

6. What role did Dewey think the newly acquired life insurance policy had on the murder?

7. What did Smith and Hickock do right after the Cutter murders?

8. What was the last thing Capote describes Nancy as doing before her death?

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

10. How did Floyd Wells know who committed the murders of the Clutter family?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay describing this genre. Include opinions and supporting details about the objectivity of the author throughout the book.

Essay Topic 2

Dr. Jones identified Smith as having a mental disorder. In your opinion, would a mental hospital have been a better judgment for Smith? Why or why not? Use information from the text to support your position.

Essay Topic 3

Do you agree with the decision of the court to execute Smith and Hickock? Why or why not?

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