- 1. Where is the town of Holcomb located?
- 2. In what month do the murders take place?
- 3. What was Nancy Clutter teaching Jolene Katz
- 4. What do Dick and Perry stop to buy on their way to the Clutters’ house?
a. Rubber gloves and rope
b. Whiskey and beer
c. Gun and knife
d. Crowbar and lighter fluid
- 5. Why does Dick say that he and Perry won’t need to disguise their faces?
a. No one knows them
b. It will be dark
c. Everyone will be asleep
d. No witnesses will survive
- 6. What does Mr. Clutter buy on the morning of the murders?
- 7. What instrument does Perry play?
- 8. What day is it when the bodies were found?
- 9. What does Dick do the night after the murder?
a. Kill someone else
b. Sleep in a park
c. Has dinner with family
d. Confess to a priest
- 10. The day after the murder, Dick claims that he and Perry are going to visit Perry’s _______ in Fort Worth.
a. Sister
b. Brother
c. Mother
d. Father
- 11. Perry Smith is described as being addicted to...
a. Coca-Cola
b. cough syrup
c. aspirin
d. root beer
- 12. The only person of interest living in Holcomb, who is also given a lie-detector test, is
a. Al Dewey.
b. Bobby Rupp.
c. Bess Hartman
d. Susan Kindwell
- 13. 13. The unusual thing about the crime scene is that
a. a large amount of money is left behind.
b. the killers made sure their victims are comfortable before killing them.
c. there are no footprints.
d. there is no blood.
- 14. Who is Alvin Dewey?
a. The lead agent in charge of the Clutter investigation.
b. A Clutter family employee.
c. A relative of Dick Hickok.
d. The owner of River Valley Farm.
- 15. Who first discovered the bodies of the Clutters in the morning?
a. Nancy Ewalt and Susan Kidwell.
b. Susan Kidwell and Bobby Rupp.
c. Nancy Ewalt and Clarence Ewalt.
d. Bobby Rupp and Nancy Ewalt.
- 16. How did Hickock and Smith raise money to leave Kansas after the murders?
a. Robbing a local mechanic.
b. Borrowing from Hickock's parents.
c. Robbing a local bank.
d. Passing bad checks.
- 17. Who was Babe?
a. Nancy Clutter's murdered cat.
b. Nancy Clutter's older sister.
c. Nancy Clutter's cousin.
d. Nancy Clutter's beloved horse.
- 18. What's the insignia Dick acquired in prison?
- 19. Which career did Bonnie originally intend to go into?
- 20. What are the Clutters preparing to host in the near future?
- 21. What are the names of the Clutters' four children?
- 22. Herb Clutter had an inflexible attitude/policy toward what?
- 23. Who was Willie Jay and what was his relationship with Perry?
- 24. Identify Mrs. Clutter's health problem. How does her ailing health affect the other members of
the Clutter family?
- 25. How did Herb Clutter feel about Bobby Rupp, Nancy's boyfriend?
- 26. Herb and Bob Johnson make a business deal on the very same day that Herb is killed. How does
this deal provide a potential motive for the murder of the Clutters?
- 27. What was the last thing Nancy Clutter was known to have done before going to sleep?
- 28. Where do Perry and Dick go after the murders? What do Perry and Dick do to get money after the murders?
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