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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. How many people attended the Clutter funeral?

2. Why was a passing stranger considered a suspect in the Clutter murders?

3. Smith had a premonition that what awaited both he and Hickock?

4. What did Hickock do to get some money for himself and Smith?

5. Which individual was found dead on top of the mattress box?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did the court assign lawyers for Smith and Hickcock?

2. What was troubling about two of Smith's siblings?

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

4. What did Smith say right before he was executed?

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

6. Why did Smith and Hickock's lawyer's think they could keep their clients from being hung?

7. Why were the Christmas holidays hard on Bobby Rupp?

8. Why did Hickock want to ditch the hitchhikers?

9. What did Smith's premonitions say to him?

10. Who was able to secure Hickock and Smith some money after the murders?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Would Smith and Hickock have been executed today? Explain and justify your answer with specific details from the text.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay describing Smith as a person. Is he pitiable? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay discussing the title, In Cold Blood. Is it appropriate? Why or why not?

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