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In Cold Blood

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Across Down 2. The last name of the family killed in the book 1. The murders described in the book occur in this state. 4. Both men plead _____ at their trial. Across 3.Down In Cold Blood is written in the _____-person point of view. 6. The family’s bodies are discovered by _____’s friends. 2. The last name of the family killed in the book 5. 1.In ColdThe Bloodmurders is an exampledescribed of _____ in the writing. book occur in this 10. This famous4. Both author men accompanied plead _____ Capote at their while trial. he researched the state. crimes described in In Cold Blood. (2 words) 7. Dick lied to Nancy by saying he spent his childhood in a[n] 6. The family’s bodies are discovered by _____’s 3.______. In Cold Blood is written in the _____-person 11. The murdersfriends. occur in this month. point of view. 12. Dick10. and This Perry famous are eventually author arrested accompanied in this city. Capote (2 words) while 8. 5.Dick 1. andIn Cold Perry Bloodplan to isuse an the example money they of _____stole from writing. the family to start a new life in this country. 14. Dick andhe Perry researched catch the attention the crimes of the described authorities inby Incashing Cold 7. Dick lied to Nancy by saying he spent his ______.Blood. (2 (2 words) words) 9. Perrychildhood frequently in corrects a[n] ______. Dick’s _____. 11. The murders occur in this month. 8. Dick and Perry plan to use the money they stole 15. He is12. the Dick last person and Perry to see arethe family eventually alive. (2 arrested words) in this 13. Perryfrom eats the these family to stop to hisstart pain. a new life in this country. 17. Certain thingscity. (2that words) were arranged neatly lead Dewey to comment 16. 9.Herb Perry is a well-respectedfrequently corrects _____. Dick’s _____. that 14.the murderersDick and were Perry “______.” catch the attention of the 13. Dick eats these to stop his pain. 18. The criminals who killed the family in In Cold Blood are named 19. The crimeauthorities was initially by intended cashing to be______a[n] _____, _____. not (2a murder. words) 16. Herb is a well-respected _____. 15. He is the last person to see the family alive. (2 18.Dick The Hickock criminals and Perry who _____.killed the family in In Cold 20. Perry lies to Dick about killing a man with this item. (2 words) words) 19. Herb’sBlood former are employee named Dickbelieves Hickock that Herb and was Perry a[n] ______23. The 17.two Certaincriminals thingsdepicted that in this were novel arranged met in _____. neatly lead man._____. Dewey to comment that the murderers were 19. Herb’s former employee believes that Herb was 24. The officer“______.” in charge of the murder investigation is named Al 20. _____’sa[n] conversations______man. with her friends reveal that she suffers _____.19. The crime was initially intended to be a[n] 20.from _____’s clinical conversationsdepression. with her friends reveal 25. Dick and_____, Perry are not sentenced a murder. to _____ for their crimes. 21. Perrythat was she in asuffers motorcycle from accident clinical that depression. injured this part of his 20. Perry lies to Dick about killing a man with this 21.body. Perry was in a motorcycle accident that injured 26. Dick anditem. Perry (2believe words) there is money on the farm due to a tip this part of his body. from23. one The of Herb’s two formercriminals _____. depicted in this novel met in 22.22. The The criminals criminals believe believe that the that family the keeps family money keeps in the _____. 27. Herb, Bonnie,_____. Nancy, and _____ were murdered during the 23. Hemoney claims that in thehe killed _____. all four victims. break-in.24. The officer in charge of the murder investigation 23. He confesses to the crimes first. is named Al _____.

www.prestwickhouse.com LI TERARY CROSSWORD PUZZLE Answer Key Across In Cold Blood 17. Certain things that were arranged 2. The last name of the family killed neatly lead Dewey to com- in the book [CLUTTER] ment that the murderers were 1 2 3 4. Both men plead _____ at their “______.” [FUSSY] K C L U T T E R 4 5 trial. [INSANITY] 19. The crime was initially intended A H I N S A N I T Y 6. The family’s bodies are discovered to be a[n] _____, not a murder. 6N A N C Y I 7O 8M O 9G by _____’s friends. [NANCY] [ROBBERY] S 10H A R P E R L E E 11N O V E M B E R 10. This famous author accompanied 20. Perry lies to Dick about killing Capote while he researched the a man with this item. (2 words) A D P X F A crimes described in In Cold Blood. [BICYCLECHAIN] 12L A S V E G 13A S H I I M (2 words) [HARPERLEE] 23. The two criminals depicted in 14 S B A D C H E C K S M 11. The murders occur in this month. this novel met in _____. 15 16 [NOVEMBER] [PRISON] B O B B Y R U P P N O T F A 12. Dick and Perry are eventually 24. The officer in charge of the mur- I A I A R arrested in this city. (2 words) der investigation is named 17 18 19 F U S S Y R G R O B B E R Y [LASVEGAS] Al _____. [DEWEY] 20 21 14. Dick and Perry catch the 25. Dick and Perry are sentenced to M B I C Y C L E C H A I N M L attention of the authorities by _____ for their crimes. [DEATH] 22S 23P R I S O N C 24D E W E Y cashing ______. (2 words) 25 26. Dick and Perry believe there is A E T N D E A T H R G [BADCHECKS] money on the farm due to a tip 26 15. He is the last person to see the from one of Herb’s former _____. F A R M H A N D S S family alive. (2 words) [FARMHANDS] E R I [BOBBYRUPP] 27. Herb, Bonnie, Nancy, and _____ Y 27K E N Y O N were murdered during the break- in. [KENYON]

Down Across Down 1. The murders described in the 8. Dick and Perry plan to use the 18.2. The The last criminals name ofwho the killed family the killed family in the in book22. The criminals1. The murders believe thatdescribed the family in the book occur in this book occur in this state. money they stole from the family [CLUTTER]In Cold Blood are named Dick Hickock keeps moneystate. in [KANSAS] the _____. [SAFE] [KANSAS] to start a new life in this country. 4. Bothand menPerry plead _____. _____ [SMITH] at their trial. [INSANITY] 3. In Cold Blood is written in the _____-person 6. The family’s bodies are discovered by _____’s23. He claimspoint that of he view. killed [THIRD] all four 3. In Cold Blood is written in the [MEXICO] 19.friends. Herb’s former[NANCY] employee believes that victims.5. 1.[PERRY] In Cold Blood is an example of _____ writing. _____-person point of view. 9. Perry frequently corrects Dick’s 10. ThisHerb famous was a[n] author ______accompanied man. [RICH] Capote while [NONFICTION] he researched the crimes described in In Cold 7. Dick lied to Nancy by saying he spent his [THIRD] _____. [GRAMMAR] 20.Blood. _____’s (2 conversationswords) [HARPERLEE] with her childhood in a[n] ______. [ORPHANAGE] 5. In Cold Blood is an example of 13. Perry eats these to stop his pain. 11. Thefriends murders reveal occur that shein this suffers month. from [NOVEMBER] 8. Dick and Perry plan to use the money they stole 12. Dick and Perry are eventually arrested in this from the family to start a new life in this country. _____ writing. [NONFICTION] [ASPIRIN] city.clinical (2 words) depression. [LASVEGAS] [BONNIE] [MEXICO] 7. Dick lied to Nancy by saying 16. Herb is a well-respected _____. 14.21. Dick Perry and was Perry in a catchmotorcycle the attention accident of the 9. Perry frequently corrects Dick’s _____. [FARMER] authoritiesthat injured by this cashing part of______his body. _____. (2 words) [GRAMMAR] he spent his childhood in a[n] [BADCHECKS] 13. Dick eats these to stop his pain. [ASPIRIN] ______. [ORPHANAGE] 15. He[LEGS] is the last person to see the family alive. (2 16. Herb is a well-respected _____. [FARMER] words) [BOBBYRUPP] 18. The criminals who killed the family in In Cold 17. Certain things that were arranged neatly lead Blood are named Dick Hickock and Perry Dewey to comment that the murderers were _____. [SMITH] “______.” [FUSSY] 19. Herb’s former employee believes that Herb was 19. The crime was initially intended to be a[n] a[n] ______man. [RICH] _____, not a murder. [ROBBERY] 20. _____’s conversations with her friends reveal 20. Perry lies to Dick about killing a man with this that she suffers from clinical depression. item. (2 words) [BICYCLECHAIN] [BONNIE] 23. The two criminals depicted in this novel met in 21. Perry was in a motorcycle accident that injured Get Free Classroom Resources _____. [PRISON] this part of his body. [LEGS] THE ENGLISH TEACHER’S FREE LIBRARY When we ask teachers what they want, they always say, “free stuff for my classroom.” Look no further—the new English Teacher’s Free Library is loaded with free eBooks, lesson plans, posters, and puzzles that are ready for your classroom. Visit: www.prestwickhouse.com/free-library

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