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ICB Part 3 Questions Flashcards

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1
Q

What former employee of River Valley Farm gave details of the property to his cellmate, Dick Hickock?

A

Floyd Wells

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Dick’s mother doesn’t blame her son for his behavior; instead, she blames?

A

Perry

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3
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Floyd Wells doesn’t tell the police what he knows for what TWO (choose TWO) reasons?

A

He didn’t want to be a snitch, and he was worried he would be charged as an accomplice.

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Which of the two men does Dewey’s wife, Marie, see as a stereotypical criminal?

A

Dick

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5
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Dick’s father blames Dick’s life of crime on what arrest event?

A

Being arrested for stealing a neighbor’s gun

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6
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Where do Mrs. Hickock and Mr. Hickock think Perry and Dick were the weekend of the murder?

A

Fort Scott to visit Perry’s sister and get some money she has for him.

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When the police are interviewing the Hickocks, what important item do they see in their home?

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A shotgun that is the same type used in the murders

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What does Dick plan to say to Perry to indicate when to attack the driver of the car they plan to hijack?

A

Hey Perry, pass me a match

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Why is Barbara afraid of her brother, Perry?

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The last time she saw him, he got angry and shoved her agaist a wall.

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What plan does Dick have that to Perry is a “crazy-man stunt” ?

A

Return to Kansas City to pass more bad checks

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What do Dick and Perry see illuminated in the light of Dick’s match?

A

A car with the key in the ignition

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Why does Dewey keep the information he learned a secret from the public?

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Because there is the possiblity that the subjects are innocent.

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Why are people prohibited from discussing the case in Hartman’s Cafe or the post office?

A

The Clutter case becasue it is causing so much division in the community.

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With whom does Dick wish he could talk about the murders?

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His parents

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Which is NOT something that Dick did so that he and Perry could leave for Florida?

A

Ask his exwife for money

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16
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In Dewey’s daydream, who does he see alive?

A

Herb Clutter with Perry and Dick

17
Q

How does Dewey find out the new license plate on Dick and Perry’s car?

A

A suspicious salesman wrote down the license plate number.

18
Q

What does the reader learn from the scene on the beach with the young girl?

A

That Dick is a pedophile

19
Q

What is symbolized by the state of the Clutter home when Bobby runs there on Christmas Day?

A

Holcomb has lost its innocence, and is slowly dying.

20
Q

What is Dick planning to do before he and Perry are arrested?

A

pretend to be an Air Force officer and leave Perry

21
Q

Where are Dick and Perry arrested?

A

Las Vegas, NV

22
Q

What did Dick do during the interrogation to attempt to charm the detectives?

A

smiled a lot to disarm them

23
Q

What does the age of Dick’s brides reveal about him?

A

He likes younger girls/women

24
Q

How does Nye know that Dick is lying about his visit to Perry’s sister in Fort Scott?

A

Perry has never had a sister who lived/lives in Fort Scott

25
Q

Who figures out first that the “living witness” is Floyd Wells?

A

Dick

26
Q

What does Nye claim connects Dick and Perry to the crime?

A

Shoe print evidence from the crime scene

27
Q

Why is Holcomb in shock that someone confessed?

A

They believed it was someone local.

28
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Why does Perry confess all the details of the murder?

A

When Perry learns the detectives know the story of him killing a man in Las Vegas with a bike chain, he knows Dick has confessed because he has only told that story to Dick.

29
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Who believed Herb Clutter when he said he did not have a safe?

A

Perry

30
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When he took stolen items out to the car he almost left the Clutter home, why didn’t Perry leave?

A

He felt involved like it was a story, and he felt compelled to see how it ended.

31
Q

What actions show that Dewey believed that one of the murderers had a “strange sympathy” for the victims?

A

Kenyon had a pillow under his head, and Herb Clutter’s body was found on a mattress box.

32
Q

Perry kills

A

the men (Kenyon and Herb)

33
Q

Dick kills

A

the women (Bonnie and Nancy)

34
Q

What is the difference between the confessions of Dick and Perry?

A

Dick says Perry killed them all, and Perry says they each killed two of the victims.

35
Q

How does the crowd react when Dick and Perry are brought to the Garden City jail?

A

They are silent

36
Q

How much money did Dick and Perry get from the “big score” at the Clutter home?

A

Between 40-50$

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