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In Cold Blood

Total questions: 47

Worksheet time: 41mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who is Floyd Wells?

a)

KBI agent

b)

Bonnie Clutters' brother

c)

Ex cellmate of Dick and the informant regarding the Clutter murders

d)

The judge of the case at hand regarding the Clutter murders

2.

Where are Perry and Dick arrested?

a)

Los Angeles, California

b)

Salt Lake City, Utah

c)

New Orleans, Louisiana

d)

Las Vegas, Nevada

3.

What do Dick and Perry think they are being arrested for?

a)

Parole violation

b)

Not paying their bill at the motel

c)

Parking ticket

d)

Bringing a monkey into the USA

4.

According to the detectives, what 2 mistakes did Dick and Perry do when they killed the Clutter family?

a)

Left a ton of evidence and signed their names

b)

Told their families and placed their story in the newspaper

c)

Left a calling card and called the cops on themselves

d)

They left a living witness and Perry has no sister in Fort Smith

5.

Which character is all "bark," but has no "bite?"

a)

Perry Smith

b)

Bobby Rupp

c)

Agent Alvin Dewey

d)

Richard "Dick" Eugene Hickock

6.
What is the "single killer concept" according to Agent Dewey?
a)
Murderer was a random person breaks in
b)
Murderer was a friend to the family
c)
Murderer was a mad dog
d)
There is no such thing as a "single killer concept"
7.
What is Perry's sister's name?
a)
Julie
b)
Margot
c)
Elizabeth
d)
Barbara
8.
Who is the primary Suspect to the Clutter murders?
a)
Alfred Stoecklein
b)
Mr. Clarence Ewalt
c)
Dwayne Johnson
d)
Bobby Rupp
9.

Who is a suspect until he passes a lie detector test?

a)

Harold Nye

b)

Tex Smith

c)

Bobby Rupp

d)

Floyd Wells

10.

Who is the state prisoner that is instrumental in breaking the case?

a)

Lowell Lee Andrews

b)

Don Cullivan

c)

Alfred Stoecklein

d)

Floyd Wells

11.

How were Perry Smith's legs badly injured?

a)

Gunshot injury

b)

Botched surgery

c)

Bull-riding incident

d)

Motorcycle accident

12.

What agency does Alvin Dewey work for?

a)

Holcomb Police Department

b)

Federal Bureau of Investigation

c)

Kansas Bureau of Investigation

d)

Garden County Sheriff's department

13.

What did Perry Smith have for breakfast on the day of the murders?

a)

Aspirin and cigarettes

b)

Cold pizza

c)

Steak and eggs

d)

Cold cereal with beer

14.

What do Dick and Perry stop to buy on their way to the Clutters' house?

a)

Rubber gloves and rope

b)

Gun and a knife

c)

Whiskey and beer

d)

Crowbar and lighter fluid

15.

Why does Dick say that he and Perry won't need to disguise their faces?

a)

It will be dark

b)

No one knows them

c)

Everyone will be asleep

d)

No witnesses will survive

16.

What does Mr. Clutter buy on the morning of the murders?

a)

A new dog

b)

Life insurance

c)

A new tractor

d)

A used car

17.

Which of the following people finds the bodies?

a)

Bobby Rupp

b)

Roy Church

c)

Susan Kidwell

d)

Clarence Duntz

18.
What is Mrs. Meier's first thought of Perry?
a)
Cold hearted
b)
Shy and sad
c)
Crazy man
d)
Fearful
19.
Who sends Perry a letter saying that even though Perry did something wrong--they consider Perry a friends still?
a)
Kenyon Clutter
b)
Don Cullivan
c)
Floyd Wells
d)
Johnny Depp
20.
What did Mrs. Meier give Perry to occupy his time in prison?
a)
Movies
b)
Stationary
c)
Magazines and Newspapers
d)
Books
21.
What is dick planning as he awaits the trial?
a)
Plead innocents and find his children
b)
Plead guilty and go to prison for his crimes
c)
Escape and go to Colorado
d)
Fake his death and get re-married
22.

Loves working with his hands, science, and inventions.

a)

Kenyon Clutter

b)

Herb Clutter

c)

Alvin Dewey

d)

Bobby Rupp

23.

Writes bad checks that land him in jail.

a)

Willie-Jay

b)

Dick Hickock

c)

Perry Smith

d)

Alvin Dewey

24.

Best friend of Nancy.

a)

Bobby Rupp

b)

Truman Capote

c)

Susan Kidwell

d)

Alfred Stoekline

25.

How did Perry come to reunite with Dick after both had been released from the Kansas State Penitentiary?

a)

The two encountered each other at a gas station.

b)

Out of loneliness, Perry called Dick on the phone.

c)

Dick sent Perry a letter about the perfect score.

d)

They had the same parole officer in Garden City.

26.
What did Mr. Clutter not allow his workers to do?
a)
Dance
b)
Drink and smoke
c)
Go home on weekends
d)
Talk to Nancy
27.
Which of the following best describes Mrs. Clutter?
a)
Active and involved in the community
b)
Brooding and depressive
c)
Naive and juvenile
d)
Angry and quick to snap
28.
Where did Dick tell his parents he was going with Perry overnight?
a)
Gambling in Kansas City
b)
To get a check from Perry's sister
c)
Mexico
d)
Holcomb
29.
What did Perry want to buy from a nun?
a)
Black stockings
b)
A crucifix
c)
A habit
d)
Cigarettes
30.
Which of the following clues makes Bobby a suspect?
a)
Nancy's diary
b)
A bloody footprint
c)
A missing radio
d)
a pair of binoculars 
31.
What did Perry and his father build in Alaska?
a)
A gold mine
b)
A car
c)
A hunting lodge
d)
A grocery store
32.
What did Nye find by the door of the Hickock home?
a)
A shotgun
b)
A bloody knife
c)
a role of tape
d)
A photo of Hickock
33.
What did Barbara say to explain her estrangement from her brother?
a)
He wrote an angry letter to her
b)
He fought with their father
c)
She is afraid of him
d)
He is an alcoholic
34.
Why does Perry blame his father for how he turned out?
a)
His father beat him
b)
They lived in Alaska
c)
He didn't let him go to school
d)
His father is uneducated 
35.
How did Floyd know the Clutters?
a)
He was a mailman in Holcomb
b)
He worked for them several years back
c)
He was part of the 4-H club
d)
He had only hear of them from others
36.
What was in the box Perry picked up at the post office shortly before they were arrested?
a)
The boots
b)
The binoculars
c)
The radio
d)
The gun
37.
Which of the following details does Dick's interrogator point out as false?
a)
They spent the night with prostitutes
b)
They stayed in a seedy hotel
c)
They went to the post office to look for Perry's sister
d)
They bought liquor from a local story
38.
What revelation leads to Dick's confession?
a)
The picture of the boot prints
b)
The news that Perry already confessed
c)
The realization that Nye spike to his parents
d)
The fact that they found the radio in Mexico City
39.
Why was Perry housed in the woman's jail?
a)
The other cells were all filled up
b)
He was so short, they were afraid he'd get beat up
c)
He was too dangerous to be with the other inmates
d)
So he couldn't talk to Dick
40.
Which of the following is NOT a reason the attorney's gave for not requesting a change of venue?
a)
This is a Christian community
b)
A local minister preached against the death penalty
c)
The judge wouldn't allow it
d)
All they can hope for is to avoid capital punishment
41.
What did Dick claim about the judge?
a)
He had been a pall-bearer at the Clutter funeral
b)
He was related to Mr. Clutter
c)
He was paid by the Clutter relatives to find him guilty
d)
He was known as a "hanging judge"
42.
What did the defense try to insinuate when Floyd was on the stand?
a)
He didn't really know Mr. Clutter
b)
He had received money from Dick for information
c)
He never really met Dick Hickock
d)
He put Dick up to it on purpose
43.
How did Perry want to change his confession statement?
a)
To say he didn't kill anyone
b)
To claim there really was a safe
c)
To say he committed all of the murders
d)
To say Hickock raped Nancy
44.
What did Hickock's father say caused his son to "change?"
a)
The Army
b)
Prison
c)
His wife
d)
Head injuries
45.
What could Dr. Jones not say on the stand?
a)
Dick suffered from mental illness. Perry did not.
b)
Both Dick and Perry were mentally sound.
c)
Perry suffered from mental illness. Dick did not.
d)
Both Dick and Perry suffered from mental illness. 
46.
Andrews' case was used to challenge...
a)
The McNaughton Rule
b)
The Durham Rule
c)
The Clutter case verdict
d)
The death penalty as a whole
47.
Why did Perry dislike Andrews?
a)
Andrews was uneducated
b)
Andrews corrected his grammar
c)
Andrews was let off death row
d)
Andrews had made friends with Dick

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