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In Cold Blood P1&2

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
How many children do the Clutters have?
a)
8
b)
4
c)
2
d)
yes
2.
What is the supposed medical cause of Bonnie Clutter's depression?
a)
Hormonal Imbalance
b)
Mental Illness
c)
Misplaced Vertibrae
d)
Nerve Damage
3.
Why won't Herb consider allowing Nancy to marry Bobby?
a)
He does not believe Bobby can support Nancy
b)
Herb doesn’t get along with Bobby’s father
c)
The Rupps are Catholic and the Clutters are Methodist
d)
He doesn’t like Bobby
4.
What does Nancy teach Jolene Katz to do?
a)
Math problems
b)
Ride a horse
c)
Bake a pie
d)
Play the trumpet
5.
Which of the following is NOT one of Nancy's activities?    
a)
Class office
b)
Young Methodists' League
c)
Playing the clarinet
d)
Tennis
6.
What is Dick's occupation?
a)
Store Clerk
b)
Auto Mechanic
c)
Car Salesmean
d)
Custodian
7.
What is to blame for the disfigurement of Dick's face?
a)
A prison fight
b)
A car accident
c)
An accident with farming equipment
d)
He was born that way
8.
Who is Cookie?
a)
Perry’s high school girlfriend
b)
A prostitute from Yokohama
c)
Perry’s nurse in the Washington State hospital
d)
A waitress Perry met in Honolulu
9.
Why has Kenyon been spending so much time alone?
a)
He is depressed
b)
He was grounded for smoking
c)
His best friend has started "going with a girl"
d)
He has been busy with school work
10.
For whom is Kenyon building the chest in the basement?    
a)
Nancy, whose birthday it is next week
b)
His sister Beverly, who is getting married
c)
His parents, whose wedding anniversary is approaching
d)
Himself
11.
Who is Willie-Jay?
a)
Perry’s friend from the Kansas State Penitentiary, who called him “exceptional”
b)
Perry's oldest friend from childhood
c)
Perry's friend from Washington, who took care of him after his hospitalization
d)
A Reverend who taught Perry about Christianity
12.
Why does Perry originally return to Kansas City?
a)
To find his father
b)
To speak with Floyd Wells
c)
To meet with Reverend Post
d)
To reconnect with Willie-Jay
13.
What is Herb Clutter's preferred mode of payment?
a)
cash
b)
credit
c)
check
d)
exchange of goods
14.
What is Perry's stage name in his fantasy about becoming a musician?
a)
Perry O’Parsons
b)
Perry the Great
c)
Perry-Jay Smith
d)
Perry Porter
15.
Which of the following is NOT a place that Perry fantasizes about?
a)
Sierra Madre
b)
Mexico
c)
Japan
d)
Australia
16.
Why is Teddy a poor guard dog?
a)
He is blind
b)
He is too afraid of intruders
c)
He is afraid of guns
d)
He is too small to be intimidating
17.
Why has Nancy stopped wearing Bobby's ring?
a)
She is trying to deceive her father about how serious her relationship is
b)
She is getting ready to break up with him
c)
She learned that Bobby was drinking at a wedding recently
d)
She heard a rumor that Bobby was flirting with another girl
18.
Why did Dick change his mind about Perry and decide to fold him in to his plans?
a)
Perry murdered another inmate at Kansas State Penitentiary
b)
Perry told him about killing a man in Vegas for kicks
c)
Floyd Wells had vouched for Perry’s abilities
d)
Perry earned the esteem of Willie-Jay, which Dick was unable to do
19.
What is Perry and Dick's excuse for leaving town overnight?
a)
They are visiting Willie-Jay after his release
b)
They heard there might be temp work in Topeka
c)
They are visiting Dick’s uncle in Kansas City
d)
They are visiting Perry’s sister in Fort Scott
20.
Why does Nancy Ewalt go to the Clutter home on Sunday morning?
a)
To deliver the newspaper
b)
To relay a message from Susan Kidwell
c)
To accompany the Clutters to church
d)
To have a trumpet lesson with Nancy
21.
Where are the bodies of Mr. Clutter and Kenyon found?
a)
In the basement
b)
In their rooms
c)
In the backyard
d)
In the living room
22.
How were the Clutters killed?
a)
Shotgun
b)
Strangulation
c)
Poisoning
d)
Suffocation
23.
Who becomes the initial suspect?
a)
Paul Helm, the groundskeeper
b)
Bobby Rupp, the boyfriend
c)
Alfred Stoeklein, the hired man
d)
Vere English, Beverly Clutter’s fiance
24.
Where do Dick and Perry go immediately after committing the crimes?
a)
Las Vegas
b)
Mexico
c)
Kansas City
d)
Olathe
25.
Which of the following is NOT stated as a reason that Alvin Dewey takes charge of the Clutter case?
a)
He is one of the best and most experienced at the KBI
b)
He is more familiar with the happenings in Holcomb than anyone else at the KBI
c)
He was a close, personal friend of Herb and Bonnie Clutter
d)
He is hand-selected by Earl Robinson, the Finney County sheriff