Questions 7-12

7. Discuss the evidence against John Sr. and Jr. How is this evidence resolved?

The problem became some years earlier when John had conducted with Mr. Clutter a minor business transaction, the outcome of which angered John Jr. who felt that Clutter had thrown him "a queer ball". After that, they came to the Clutter's property full of whiskey courage intending to fight with Herb but they were denied the chance for Mr. Clutter, when he seized a gun and marched them off his property. This discourtesy the Jhon had not forgiven and Jhon Sr had told that every time he thought about Mr. Clutter he wanted to choke him. However,  this evidence was resolved because for the time of the assassination they were out of the place.

8. Explain the irony surrounding Mrs. Myrtle Clare.

She does not change her locks on the post office, and 8 months she's robbed at the post office.

9. Explain the quotation on page 88: “Imagination, of course, can open any door - turn the key and let terror walk right in.”

In my opinion, this quotation makes reference about the feeling that was in a town after the murders. People in the city felt like there were not a safe place or someone to really trust, the killer could be any of them, known people. Moreover, they think that it was not safe to let their houses or continue with their quit lives.

10. Discuss the tension between Dick and Perry after the murders.

The tension between Dick and Perry came as Perry started to have a bad feel, saying that he can predict when something bad is going to happen. Perry also felt guilty or that someone could discover what they did, but Dick refused to accept any possibility of this.

11. Explain Perry’s belief that he has ESP (extra sensorial perception). What evidence does he offer to support his assertion?

He thinks that he can in a way predict some events because he had already predicted the death of his brother, the death of his sister and his accident in a motorbike. He described it as a strong pain in his legs, he just felt when something wrong is going to happen, but he once explained that you can avoid these things, just wait for them to happen.

12. Explain the episode about Floyd on page 87. (This will be resolved later.)

Floyd was a prisoner, who heard on the radio about the crime staying his jail. He knew who were the killers, because he was the one who talked about the Finch’s family with his roommate.