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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. Where did Smith and Hickock first hear about their crime after it was commited?
3. What happened to the passing stranger who was considered a suspect in the Clutter murders?
4. How did Hickock and Smith meet?
5. What did Hickock do to get some money for himself and Smith?
Short Essay Questions
1. How did Hickock find his and Smith's destination, the Clutter house, on the night of the murders?
2. Why do you think Smith was impressed about the Clutter funeral?
3. When one of Dewey's agents turned up a father and son who completed business with the Clutters, why were they considered suspects even for a very short period of time?
4. Who found the Clutters after they had been murdered, and what led to this discovery?
5. Why did Hickock want to ditch the hitchhikers?
6. How do you think the police knew where to find Smith and Hickock?
7. How long did Smith and Hickock wait for their execution?
8. Why did the court assign lawyers for Smith and Hickcock?
9. Where did the townsfolk go to vent about the murder in their small town?
10. What did Hickock say he believed even after he admitted that the he had some wrong information about the Clutters?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe how events in the story could be equated with the mentality of a lynch mob. Be sure to use supporting details from the text in your description.
Essay Topic 2
Capote often claimed in interviews that he had perfect recall. Write an essay on the idea of perfect recall. Do you believe it exists? Do you believe Capote had perfect recall? Why or why not.
Essay Topic 3
Write an essay describing journalistic integrity. Include supporting details from this book which both support Capote as having a journalistic integrity and deny his journalistic integrity.
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