In Cold Blood Part
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Name_____________________________
True or False
_____1. The murders take place in Topeka, Kansas.
_____2. Herb Clutter always kept at least $500 in his safe.
_____3. Myrtle Clare at first thinks Bonnie committed the murders.
_____4. According to Capote, the shot-gun blasts claimed four lives.
_____5. Nancy keeps smelling alcohol on her father’s breath.
_____6. Kenyon calls his truck the Love Machine.
_____7. Bobbie Rupp becomes the principle suspect.
_____8. Dick Hickock has a Cherokee Indian mother and an Irish father.
_____9. According to the terms of his parole, Perry was to stay out of Kansas.
_____10. Herb approved of his daughter’s relationship with Bobby Rupp.
Matching
_____1. Suffered bouts of Depression A. Dick Hickock
_____2. Was the family member who B. Kenyon
Seemed to good to be true
_____3. Was a loner having only one C. Herb Clutter
Close friend
_____4. Felt that Willie-Jay was a God- D. Nancy
Like figure.
_____5. Had a habit of calling his friend E. Bonnie Clutter
Feminine nicknames.
_____6. Used checks rather than money F. Perry Smith
_____7. Nancy’s horse G. Bobby Rupp
_____8. Nancy’s boyfriend H. Babe
Multiple Choice
_____1. Teddy’s main drawback as a watchdog is that
A. He bites strangers
B. He is afraid of guns
C. He is too friendly
D. He is blind
_____2. Perry and Herb Clutter have in common that
_____3. Dick is convinced that Perry is
_____4. The Clutters are
_____5. Perry drew a picture of
_____6. Both Dick and Perry had
_____7. The day before the murders Herb Clutter had
_____8. Perry’s secret reason for returning to Kansas is to
_____9. After the murders, the members of the community
_____10. On Saturday, November 14, the one thing Nancy did not do is
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