In Cold Blood Part I

All of the following events occurred on the final day of the Clutters’ lives EXCEPT

• Herb signs a life insurance policy.

• Nancy goes to the 4-H meeting.

• Mrs. Clutter talks to Jolene Katz.

• Bobby watches TV with the family.

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Perry’s unfortunate life includes all of the following EXCEPT

• absolutely no schooling.

• motorcycle accident.

• parents’ marriage problems.

• the death of two of his siblings.

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Capote omits the murder scene in Part I because

• it is not significant to the plot.

• it will reveal the two murderers of the crime.

• it will create suspense of how the murder took place.

• it centers the attention on the accusations.

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It is stated that the four shotgun blasts ended how many human lives on that November morning?

• 6

• 4

• 5

• 3

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What was Perry’s main reason for going to Kansas, even though it was a parole violation?

• To make a “score” with Dick

• He and Dick were best friends and so he was obligated to help Dick

• To purposely violate his parole sentence out of spite

• He wanted to see the “brilliant” Willie-Jay

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How does Capote try to make the scenes of action seem to happen simultaneously?

• He uses short chapters and switches back and forth between scenes of the victims/investigators and the murderers.

• He describes many different scenes in one chapter.

• He divides the book into 4 parts, with the first part devoted only to one character.

• He uses long sentences.

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When Capote is describing Holcomb County, what specific area of Holcomb is a “good-looking establishment?”

• town hall

• post office

• train station

• school

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Who is the last person to see the Clutter family alive?

• Susan Kidwell

• Larry Hendricks

• Jolene Katz

• Bobby Rupp

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The Bible on Bonnie Clutter's nightstand has a bookmark embroidered with the phrase, "Take ye heed, watch and pray: for ye know not when the time is." Of what literary device is this an example?

• tone

• foreshadowing

• symbol

• characterization

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Dick did not think much of Perry until he learned

• Perry had been beaten by nuns.

• Perry had killed a man outside of Vegas.

• Perry had been in a motorcycle accident.

• Perry knew of a treasure in Mexico.

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