In Cold Blood Part 1 Flashcards
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Where is the village of Holcomb?

stands on the high wheat plain of Western Kansas, 70 miles East of the Colorado border.

What is Holcomb known as?

out there.

What does the accent of the people sound like?

barbed with a prairie twang, a ranch-hand nasalness.

What is the typical outfit of the men?

<p>narrow frontier trousers, Stetsons and high heeled boots.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is Holcomb seen as?

<p>an aimless congregation of buildings divided in the centre by the main-line tracks of the Santa Fe Railroad, a hamlet bounded by Route 50 N and prairie and wheat lands E and West.</p> Signup and view all the answers

When did the Holcomb bank fail and what is it now known as?

<p>failed in 1933, known as Teacherage.</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who passes the depot?

<p>The Chief, Super Chief and the El Captain.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What can you get at Hartman's Cafe?

<p>sandwiches, coffee, soft drinks and 3.2 beer.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are the characteristics of Holcomb School?

<p>grades K-12, 360 students, students from as far as 16 miles.</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who usually makes up most of the farm rancher population?

<p>Germans, Irish, Norwegian, Mexican and Japanese.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What do the farmers raise and grow?

<p>cattle, sheep, wheat, milo, grass seed and sugar beets.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What do the farmers consider themselves?

<p>born gamblers.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the annual average of rain?

<p>18 inches.</p> Signup and view all the answers

How many people live in Holcomb?

<ol start="270"> <li></li> </ol> Signup and view all the answers

Who is Herbert William Clutter?

<p>Master of River Valley Farm, 48 years old, first-rate condition, wears rimless glasses, 5'10, broad shoulders, dark hair, square jawed, youthful face, strong teeth, 154 lbs, graduated from Kansas State University, completed the First Methodist Church which was an 800,000 edifice.</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who is Mr. Taylor Jones?

<p>richest man in Holcomb.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is Garden City?

<p>city close by county seat.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What happened to Herbert's finger?

<p>mangled by farm machinery.</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who is Bonnie Fox?

<p>wife of Herbert, sister of his college classmate, timid, pious, delicate girl, 45 years old.</p> Signup and view all the answers

How many children do the Clutters have?

<p>4; 3 girls, 1 boy.</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who is Eveanna?

<p>oldest daughter, married, mother of a 10th month old, lives in Northern Illinois.</p> Signup and view all the answers

When did the Clutter Clan Thanksgiving begin?

<p>In Germany 1880.</p> Signup and view all the answers

How many people did Herb invite to Thanksgiving?

<p>50 people as far as Palatka, Florida.</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who is Beverly?

<p>second daughter, nurse, engaged to a biology student, Christmas week wedding, Kansas City.</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who is Nancy?

<p>the 3rd daughter, 16, town darling.</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who is Kenyon?

<p>son, 15, 6ft, lanky, sturdy, strong, lack of muscular coordination, glasses.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is wrong with Bonnie?

<p>nervous, has little spells, on and off psychiatric patient for 6 years, patient at Wesley Medical Centre in Wichita, doctors say it is from a misplaced vertebrae.</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who brings Herb the milk pails and what time does Herb's day start?

<p>6:30 am, Vic Irsik's sons.</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who did Nancy play in the Tom Sawyer production on Friday the 13th?

<p>Becky Thatcher.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did Herb call Nancy?

<p>a real Southern Belle.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are the curfews for Nancy and Kenyon?

<p>10:00 pm on weeknights, 12:00 pm on weekends.</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who is Bobby Rupp?

<p>basketball hero, 17 years old, Nancy's boyfriend, dependable.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What religion do the Clutters and Rupps believe in?

<p>Clutters: Methodists, Rupps: Roman Catholic.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are the characteristics of the Clutters' house?

<p>2 storey, 14 rooms, in 1948 was $40,000, now it is $60,000, shaded by rows of Chinese elms, groomed Bermuda grass, liver-coloured carpet.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What foods are Herb's specialty?

<p>salt-rising bread and coconut cookies.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does Herb's breakfast consist of?

<p>apples and milk.</p> Signup and view all the answers

How many members are there in Garden City's First Methodist Church?

<p>1,700 people.</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who is Mr. Lynn Russell?

<p>a friend of Herb's that said he has no mercy when it comes to if his employees drink alcohol.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is Herb known for when it comes to work and business?

<p>equanimity and charitableness.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of dog is Teddy?

<p>part collie mongrel.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are the characteristics of Herb's barn?

<p>Quonset hut, Westland sorghum grain.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What happened in 1934?

<p>Herb married Bonnie, moved from Rozel to Garden City, worked as an assistant to the Finney County agriculture agent, 7 months later became head agent, resigned and created River Valley Farm, labored 18 hours a day.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What were some setbacks in the farm?

<p>the wheat crop failed twice and one winter he lost several hundred head of sheep in a blizzard.</p> Signup and view all the answers

How many acres does Herb have?

<p>owns 800, rents 3,000.</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who is Babe?

<p>an old fat workhorse.</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who is Alfred Stoecklein?

<p>sole resident employee, has 3 children.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of fruit trees does Herb have?

<p>peach, pear, cherry, and apple.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is Teddy scared of?

<p>guns.</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who are the 5 trespassers that Herb comes across?

<p>pheasant hunters from Oklahoma.</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who is Perry?

<p>a 31 yr old weight-lifter who has tiny feet, is short as a 12 yr old, retired jockey.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was Perry doing in the Little Jewel?

<p>drinking root beer, waiting for Dick, taking 3 aspirins, smoking, studying a Phillips 66 map of Mexico.</p> Signup and view all the answers

Where does Perry want to go on voyages?

<p>Alaska, Hawaii, Japan, Hong Kong.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What belongings does Perry have with him?

<p>cardboard suitcase, guitar, 2 boxes of books, maps, songs, poems, old letters, all weighing 1/4 ton.</p> Signup and view all the answers

Where is Little Jewel?

<p>Olathe, Kansas.</p> Signup and view all the answers

Where is Cozumel?

<p>island off the coast of Yucatan, $50 a month, includes Acapulco and Sierra Madre.</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why does Perry mirror gaze?

<p>it helps you look ominous, impish, soulful or romantic.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What ethnicity are Perry's parents?

<p>MOM: Cherokee, iodine skin, dark eyes, and black hair; DAD: Irish, pink lips, perky nose, egoistic.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are some books Perry reads?

<p>Fortunes in Diving! Train at Home in Your Spare Time, Make Big Money Fast in Skin and Lung Diving.</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who is Mrs. Clarence Katz?

<p>wife of a farmer who lives on the highway, mother of Jolene.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are some characteristics of Nancy?

<p>helps girls cook, sew, music, straight A student, president of her class, leader of 4-H, Young Methodist League, skilled rider, excellent musician, annual winner at the county fair.</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who is Roxie Lee Smith?

<p>girl who needs help on her trumpet solo.</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who is Gerald Van Vleet?

<p>a young man assisted Herb with the management of the farm.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are Nancy's top three important things?

<ol> <li>Bobby's ring, 2. Evinrude- closest cat friend, 3. gold watch.</li> </ol> Signup and view all the answers

Who is Jerry Roth?

<p>a school basketball star.</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who is Susan Kidwell?

<p>Nancy's confidante and best friend, lives alone with her mom (teaches music at school), transferred to a school in Garden City after 7 years.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What car was Dick driving?

<p>1949 black Chevrolet sedan.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What items do Perry and Dick have?

<p>a 12 gauge pump-action shotgun, brand new, has blue-barreled pheasants, a flashlight, fishing knife, a pair of leather gloves and a hunting vest.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What jail was Perry in?

<p>Kansas State Penitentiary, read poems- dirty jokes.</p> Signup and view all the answers

Where did Dick work?

<p>Bob Sands' body shop for $60 a week.</p> Signup and view all the answers

Where did Dick tell his parents he was going?

<p>to visit Perry's sister to get $1,500 in Fort Scott- a Kansas town 85 miles from Olathe.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are some characteristics of Dick?

<p>Married 2 times, divorces 2 times, 28 yrs old, 3 boys.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are some characteristics of Bonnie?

<p>won an elocution prize, heart-shaped, missionary's face, look of helpless, homespun ethereality, 98 lbs, rimless glasses, wedding band and a ring with a diamond on it, former name Fox, 3 brothers, at 18 inspired by Florence Nightingale, nurse at St. Rose's Hospital in Great Bend, Kansas.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are some items on the shelves in the dining room?

<p>lilliputian gewgaws- scissors, thimbles, crystal flower baskets, toy figurines, forks and knives.</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who is Glenn?

<p>oldest brother of Bonnie, classmate of Herb.</p> Signup and view all the answers

Where does Mr. Clutter travel to?

<p>Washington, Chicago, Oklahoma, Kansas City and San Francisco.</p> Signup and view all the answers

When did Bonnie develop depression?

<p>when Nancy and Kenyon were born she developed postnatal depression this was after 8 years of marriage.</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who is Mrs. Helm?

<p>housekeeper, doesn't work on Saturdays, confided in by Bonnie.</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who is Wilma Kidwell?

<p>Susan's mother, city-bred, easily fatigued, accepted the absence of Bonnie.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does Dick look like when he is clothed vs disrobed?

<p>Clothed: flimsy dingy-blond, medium height, fleshless, sunken chest. Disrobed: athlete, scars, tattoos, jaw and face tilted due to a 1950 car accident, left side lower, aslant lips, askew nose, uneven eyes, left eye-blue squint, IQ- 130 avg-90-110.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of tattoos does Dick have?

<p>face of a cat on his right hand, blue rose on his shoulder, markings on his torso, head of a dragon with a human skull between its jaws, bosomy nudes, pitchfork, peace with a cross with holy light, flowers with MOM-DAD, a heart with Carol and Dick.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What happened to Perry in his 1952 motorcycle wreck?

<p>hospitalized for 6 months, crutches for 6 months, dwarfish legs broken in 5 places.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What tattoos does Perry have?

<p>Cookie- nurse on his right bicep, blue furred, orange eyed, red fanged tiger on left bicep, spitting snake wrapped around a dagger on his arm, skulls, tombstone and chrysanthemum.</p> Signup and view all the answers

How many miles does it take to get to Holcomb from Olathe?

<p>400 miles.</p> Signup and view all the answers

How many people live in Garden City?

<p>11,000 people.</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who is Mr. C.J. Jones?

<p>itinerant buffalo hunter, expanded from huts and posts to ranching centre with razzle-dazzle saloons, an opera house, plushiest hotel from Kansas City to Denver.</p> Signup and view all the answers

Where is Dodge City?

<p>50 miles East of Garden City.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did Buffalo Jones leave behind?

<p>Buffalo block- row of commercial buildings, Windsor Hotel- high-ceiling saloon now is a Main Street Landmark.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What hotels are better than Windsor Hotel and why?

<p>Hotel Warren- air conditioned; Wheat Lands Motel- tv sets and heated swimming pool.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is Bible Belt?

<p>gospel-haunted strip of American territory.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What religions make up 80% of the population?

<p>Baptists, Methodists, and Roman Catholics. The elite is made up of Presbyterians, Episcopalians, and Republicans.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does 4-H club stand for?

<p>Head, Heart, Hands, Health.</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who is Mrs. Hideo Ashida?

<p>Japanese woman, has 4 kids, from Colorado considering moving to Nebraska, moved 2 years ago, is considered to be awarded an award at the Achievement Banquet for her kindness and contributions.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is Emporta?

<p>a large town where Perry and Dick made their first stop to buy rubber gloves and rope.</p> Signup and view all the answers

How does Perry know so much about knots?

<p>he was part of the Merchant Marines.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of cord did they buy and how much?

<p>White nylon cord, 100 yards long.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did Kenyon build for Beverly's wedding present?

<p>a mahogany hope chest, lined with cedar.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the basement filled with and what is it used for?

<p>Nancy's needlework, Kenyon's carpentry. Nancy entertains her friends there. Kenyon uses it to be alone. It connects with the furnace room.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of car did Kenyon buy at age 11 and what did he call it?

<p>a truck with a Model A engine, Coyote Wagon.</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who is Bob Jones?

<p>son of Taylor Jones, Kenyon's best friend, 16 yrs old, lives 1 mile West of Kenyon, drives trucks with him, got a girlfriend- left Kenyon alone.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is Sand Hills?

<p>a beach without an ocean.</p> Signup and view all the answers

Study Notes

Holcomb Overview

  • Holcomb is a village in Western Kansas, 70 miles east of the Colorado border, situated on a high wheat plain.
  • Commonly referred to as "out there," reflecting its rural nature.

Community and Demographics

  • The community includes a mix of Germans, Irish, Norwegian, Mexican, and Japanese farmers.
  • Population stands at 270 residents, with 360 students attending Holcomb School, which serves K-12 grades.

Characteristics of Holcomb

  • Features a typical prairie accent with a ranch-hand nasal quality; men wear narrow trousers, Stetsons, and high-heeled boots.
  • Seen as an aimless congregation of buildings divided by the Santa Fe Railroad and bordered by Route 50 and agricultural land.

Clutter Family

  • Herbert William Clutter is the master of River Valley Farm, aged 48, characterized by strong physical attributes and a first-rate professional reputation.
  • Bonnie Fox, his wife, is described as timid and delicate, dealing with long-term psychiatric issues.
  • The couple has four children: Eveanna (oldest), Beverly (second), Nancy (16, high achiever), and Kenyon (15, sturdy but lanky).

Thanksgiving Traditions

  • Family Thanksgiving gatherings began in Germany in 1880, expanding to 50 invited guests for festivities in the Clutter household.

Local Economy and Agriculture

  • Holcomb's farmers engage in cattle and sheep farming, cultivating wheat, milo, grass seed, and sugar beets.
  • An annual average rainfall of 18 inches supports the agricultural economy.

Notable Events and Personalities

  • The Clutter family involves key community members, like Bobby Rupp (Nancy's dependable boyfriend) and Mr. Taylor Jones (Holcomb's wealthiest resident).
  • Herb's work ethic and equanimity in business are well recognized in the field, having established River Valley Farm against various setbacks.

Lifestyle and Interests

  • Daily life routine reflects the hard work and community involvement, with Herb starting his day at 6:30 AM.
  • Nancy engages actively in school activities, excelling academically and socially within the community.

Perry and Dick

  • Perry, a 31-year-old weight-lifter with a troubled past, hopes to travel to places like Alaska and Japan; he carries a substantial weight of belongings.
  • Dick, a 28-year-old with a turbulent family history, drives a 1949 Chevy and lies about his whereabouts, stating he plans to collect money from Perry's sister.

Cultural Context

  • The region belongs to the Bible Belt, with a demographic primarily composed of Baptists, Methodists, and Roman Catholics, alongside a mix of Presbyterians and Episcopalians.
  • The 4-H Club represents community engagement in development across multiple areas—Head, Heart, Hands, Health.

Local Geography

  • Holcomb is positioned 400 miles from Olathe, with Garden City nearby, housing around 11,000 people, illustrating the contrast between urban and rural settings.

Personal Connections

  • Relationships and family ties play a significant role in social dynamics, with Nancy being a leader among peers and receiving support from friends like Susan Kidwell.
  • The communal atmosphere is reflected in events like the Achievement Banquet, showcasing local recognition for contributions, such as those from residents like Mrs. Hideo Ashida.

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Test your knowledge on key details from Part 1 of 'In Cold Blood'. This quiz focuses on the setting, characteristics, and dialects of the characters in the story. Perfect for students looking to deepen their understanding of Truman Capote's work.

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