IN COLD BLOOD (by Truman Capote) GUIDED READING QUESTIONS (pg 10) Part II Persons Unknown 77. What is the Jones Theory? 78. Who is Otto and where do Dick and Perry meet him? 79. What happened to Kenyon s gray portable radio? 80. What do Beverly and Eveanna plan to do with the Clutter farm? 81. What does Mr. Helms see in the Clutter home that he believes, at first, is his imagination? 82. Who is Jonathan Daniel Adrian and what do the police discover in his car? 83. Dick tells Perry that he s sick of Mexico and wants to go back to the US and forget about buried treasure. Why doesn t Perry just leave Dick and go his own way? 84. Describe one event or observation about Perry s childhood that his dad writes about in the letter to the Kansas Parole Board. 85. Describe one event or observation about Perry s youth that his dad writes about in the letter to the Kansas Parole Board.
IN COLD BLOOD (by Truman Capote) GUIDED READING QUESTIONS (pg 11) 86. Describe one event or observation about Perry s recreation-interests that his dad writes about in the letter to the Kansas Parole Board. 87. Describe one event or observation about Perry s relatives that his dad writes about in the letter to the Kansas Parole Board. 88. Perry describes feeling unappreciated and that his dad never recognized his capabilities. What are some things that Perry is proud of that no one in his family (or elsewhere) every acknowledged. 89. What caused Perry to join the merchant marines? 90. What s the name of the business that Perry helps his dad build, what s its purpose, and how successful is it? 91. Perry gets in a violent fight with his dad while he s in Alaska. What caused the fight and how is the fight resolved? 92. Describe how Perry ends up charged with burglary in Kansas.
IN COLD BLOOD (by Truman Capote) GUIDED READING QUESTIONS (pg 12) 93. Summarize the letter that Perry s sister Barbara sends him. 94. Summarize Willie Jay s analysis of Barbara s letter and its intent. 95. List some of the belongings that Perry sorts through as he decides which pieces to keep with him and which to ship to Las Vegas. 96. What are Dewey s conclusions about the murders and how does the coroner s report support his ideas? 97. Dick and Perry are hitchhiking on Route 66 deep in the Mojave Desert. They are waiting for a ride not just any ride, but one for a specific purpose. What kind of ride are they looking for and why?
IN COLD BLOOD (by Truman Capote) GUIDED READING QUESTIONS (pg 13) 98. What is the name of the convict who tells Dick about the Clutters & how does this convict learn that the murders were committed? 99. What s in the manila envelope that Alvin Dewey takes home & how does he react to its contents? 100. Detective Nye visits Dick Hickock s parents to gather information about him. They tell Nye about Dick s various run-ins but make excuses for every one of them. List two of Dick s actions and the excuses his parents make for his behavior. 101. For what reason did Dick s parents think Nye was asking them questions about Dick? 102. Who picks up Dick & Perry hitchhiking? 103. What three cities do Detective Nye s superiors wish him to visit to look for Dick & Perry?
IN COLD BLOOD (by Truman Capote) GUIDED READING QUESTIONS (pg 14) 104. What did Perry ask his rooming house landlady to hold for him? What s written on it and what are the contents that Detective Nye discovers? 105. Nye searches for Perry s father, Tex John Smith. Where does he learn the father has gone? 106. Nye interviews Perry s sister, Mrs. Barbara Johnson. Describe her relationship with Perry. 107. Name all of Perry s siblings & explain each of their whereabouts. 108. After reading the family background Barbara Johnson gives Detective Nye, what opinion do you have about nature or nurture determining a person s character? 109. Still on the run, Perry & Dick are out of money and starving. What does Dick propose they do?
IN COLD BLOOD (by Truman Capote) GUIDED READING QUESTIONS (pg 15) 110. Agent Dewey is certain Dick & Perry are guilty of murdering the Clutters, but he s worried about getting a conviction. Why? 111. Perry awaits Dick while they re back in Kansas and gets worried that Dick s been caught. Dick finally shows, though. Explain where he was and how he got money. 112. Bobby Rupp and Sue Kidwell, Nancy s boyfriend and best friend, spent a lot of time together during the first month after the murders. Then after that month, the friendship slowed. Why? 113. Describe who Perry and Dick pick up as they drive the highway on their way west? 114. What is the idea for earning money that the hitchhiker comes up with? 115. Why is the evening of December 30 th so memorable to the Alvin Dewey? 116. Where is the first place Perry and Dick go when they arrive in Las Vegas and what do they pick up there?
IN COLD BLOOD (by Truman Capote) GUIDED READING QUESTIONS (pg 16) 117. How are Perry and Dick finally captured, and why do they think they re being held at the jail? 118. Describe Dick s account of what he & Perry did the weekend of the murders. 119. During Detective Nye s interrogation of Dick, what does he say to Dick about the Clutter murders that shocks Dick? 120. On the second day of his interrogation, what evidence does Nye show Dick? What does Dick say? 121. According to Perry, what happened the night of the murders that gave him a bad vibe about their plan?