In Cold Blood Study Guide

KANSAS

Where does the village of Holcomb stand?

DRINK AND SMOKE

What did Mr. Clutter not allow his workers to do?

A 4-H MEETING

Where did Mr. Clutter and Kenyon go the afternoon before the murder?

TWICE

How many times has Dick been married?

MAKE CHERRY PIE

What did Nancy teach Jolene to do?

SAD WOMAN ;( shes depressed and has bipolar disorder 💀

Which of the following best describes Mrs. Clutter?

SUSAN KIDWELL AND NANCY EWALT

Who were the first to discover the murdered family?

PERRY’S SISTER’S PLACE TO GET MONEY/ check 

Where did Dick tell his parents he was going with Perry overnight?

BLACK STOCKINGS- to hide their faces when if they murder the Clutters

What did Perry want to buy from a nun?

BOBBY

Who was the last person to leave the Clutter home before the murder?

PERRY IS GETTING MARRIED

What story does Dick use to pass his checks on November 19?

IT WAS PLACED UNDER MR. CLUTTER TO MAKE HIM COMFY (wow so sweet)

What does Dewey note as strange about the mattress box?

HE WAS THE LAST PERSON TO VISIT THE CLUTTERS, MR. CLUTTER WAS VERY STRICT BETWEEN HIM AND NANCY AND POSSIBLY CAUSED HIM TO HATE HIM; NANCY’S DIARY

Which of the following clues makes Bobby a suspect?

WILLIE JAY

Who interpreted Perry’s sister’s letter for him?

FLOYD WELLS CONFESSED

How was the case finally broken open?

RADIO

How did Floyd first hear about the Clutter murders?

HUNTING LODGE

What did Perry and his father build in Alaska?

MOTORCYCLE ACCIDENT

How was Perry injured?

TO INVESTIGATE DICK

Why was Nye at the Hickock home?

DICK’S CHECKS

What did Nye tell Hickock’s parents he was investigating?

THE SHOTGUN USED IN THE MURDER 

What did Nye find by the door of the Hickock home?

LAS VEGAS (?)

Which of the following cities did Nye NOT visit looking for information on Dick and Perry?

A CAR (?)

What had Perry sold to buy his bus ticket?

BECAUSE HE LEFT A BOX THERE AND SAID HE WOULD COME BACK FOR IT

Why was the landlady expecting Perry to return to the boarding house?

 WHERE SHE NOW RESIDES; HER NEW ADDRESS

What has Barbara, Perry’s sister, not told her brother?

SHE’S AFRAID OF HIM 

What did Barbara say to explain her estrangement from her brother?

HE DIDN’T GO TO SCHOOL

Why does Perry blame his father for how he turned out?

THERE WAS NO MONEY; DICK’S SALARY WAS SUPER LOW AND HE DIDN’T THINK HE’D GET ANYWHERE WITH IT 

Why did Dick decide they had to leave Mexico?

HE USED TO WORK FOR THEM

How did Floyd know the Clutters?

PICKING UP AND SELLING RECYCLED CANS

After they picked up the boy and the old man, how did the group make some extra money?

THEIR SHOES

What was in the box Perry picked up at the post office shortly before they were arrested?

HOT CHECKS

How did Dick end up in jail the first time?

PERRY SMITH HAS NO SISTER LIVING IN FORT SCOTT AND ON SATURDAYS, THE FORT SCOTT POST OFFICE HAPPENS TO BE CLOSED

Which of the following details does Dick’s interrogator point out as false?

DETECTIVES FOUND THE SHOE PRINTS that MATCHED; AS CHURCH CONTINUED WITH WHAT HIM AND PERRY WERE TO BE CHARGED FOR, HE QUICKLY CONFESSES THAT PERRY KILLED ALL OF THE CLUTTER FAMILY (p101)

1. What revelation leads to Dick’s confession?

HERB AND KENYON CLUTTER. 

According to Perry, who did he kill?

TO SEPARATE HIM AND DICK AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE

Why was Perry housed in the women’s jail?

DICK SAYS THAT PERRY KILLED A BLACK MAN

What revelation leads to Perry’s confession?

DONALD CULLIVAN 

Who was a character witness for Perry?

He often hears imaginary voices (?)

What “secret” did Dick not tell the detectives?

RED THE SQUIRREL

What pet did Perry Perry keep in his cell?

THEY KNEW THAT GARDEN CITY COMPOSED OF MANY PEOPLE OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH and HOPED THAT THIS WOULD SWAY THEIR OPINION ON THE DEATH PENALTY

Which of the following is NOT a reason the attorneys gave for not requesting a venue change? (Listing a reason why they did not request a change).

CAPITAL PUNISHMENT

What did the airport employee say about the death penalty?

BIASED; HAD ACQUAINTANCE WITH MR. CLUTTER AND SWAYED OPINION

What did Dick claim about the judge?

FLOYD ONLY CONFESSED IN ORDER TO RECEIVE A MONEY REWARD

What did the defense try to insinuate when Floyd was on the stand?

HE SAID THAT HE KILLED THE WHOLE CLUTTER FAMILY, NOT DICK

How did Perry want to change his confession statement?

AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT

What did Hickock’s father say caused his son to “change”?

THE ANALYSIS OF DICK AND PERRY/DIAGNOSIS

What could Dr. Jones not say on the stand?

PARANOID SCHIZOPHRENIA

What does Dr. Jones believe Perry represents?

THE M’NAGHTEN RULE

Andrew’s case was used to challenge what rule?

HE WAS YOUNG AND COLLEGE-EDUCATED; SOMEONE HE WISHED HE WAS (and he corrected his grammar….)

Why did Perry dislike Andrews?

A LETTER FROM HIS FATHER 

What item did Perry receive that makes him decide to stop starving himself?

SEX AND LAW

What two themes/subjects does Dick like to read about on Death Row?

SHRIMP, FRENCH FRIES, GARLIC BREAD, ICE CREAM AND STRAWBERRIES AND WHIPPED CREAM

What is the murderers’ last meal?

1. DICK

Which murderer hangs first?

SUSAN KIDWELL

Who does Dewey meet in the graveyard at the end of the book?