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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of Mollie's sisters had died three years before the beginning of the narrative?
(a) Mabel.
(b) Minnie.
(c) Lizzie.
(d) Anna.

2. What caused the justice of the peace to stop convening inquests into the latest Osage murders in 1923?
(a) He was murdered.
(b) He was bribed.
(c) He lost interest in the case.
(d) He received anonymous threats.

3. The last person to be seen with Anna Brown the night she disappeared said that he saw her last when he completed what action?
(a) When he relented and let her out of the car on the side of the highway.
(b) When he dropped Anna off at her home.
(c) When they went to sleep in her bed.
(d) When he dropped her off at her favorite bar.

4. The text states that the Osage tribe took in more than $30 million in what year?
(a) 1923.
(b) 1886.
(c) 1901.
(d) 1931.

5. What is NOT one role the author names when describing Henry Grammer?
(a) Murderer.
(b) Bootlegger.
(c) Steer-roping champion.
(d) Train robber.

6. What writer does the author quote when he writes that the age described in the narrative "was a time marked" (77) by an author who called it "the greatest, gaudiest spree in history"? (77)
(a) Ernest Hemingway.
(b) F. Scott Fitzgerald.
(c) T.S. Eliot.
(d) Gertrude Stein.

7. Anna's funeral was composed of a mix between Osage traditions and what other traditions?
(a) Celtic.
(b) Sioux.
(c) Catholic.
(d) Presbyterian.

8. Just before W.W. Vaughn left his house for the last time, to whom did he give information about hidden evidence and money?
(a) His servant.
(b) His brother.
(c) The sheriff.
(d) His wife.

9. What was the name of Mollie's husband?
(a) Ernest Burkhart.
(b) William Hale.
(c) Harve Freas.
(d) Charles Whitehorn.

10. Under what natural feature did the auctioneer stand when conducting the Osage land auctions?
(a) A tree.
(b) A waterfall.
(c) A sandstone cliff.
(d) A rock bridge.

11. Who was listed as the beneficiary on Henry Roan's $25,000 life insurance policy?
(a) William Hale.
(b) Tom White.
(c) Ernest Burkhart.
(d) Cynthia Roan.

12. What fact made the authorities certain that W.W. Vaughn's disappearance from his train was the result of foul play?
(a) Poison residue was found in his drink glass.
(b) A ransom note was left on his train seat.
(c) There was broken glass and blood on his train seat.
(d) W.W. Vaughn's luggage was still on the train.

13. Who was the first person Mollie suspected of possibly being involved in Anna's murder?
(a) William Hale.
(b) Bryan Burkhart.
(c) Oda Brown.
(d) Tom White.

14. With what objects did the Osage begin to outline their homes after Henry Roan's murder?
(a) Radium paint.
(b) Candles.
(c) Electric light bulbs.
(d) Torches.

15. Who served as a pallbearer at both Anna's and Henry's funerals?
(a) Bill Smith.
(b) William Hale.
(c) Tom White.
(d) Rita Smith.

Short Answer Questions

1. How was William Hale related to Bryan Burkhart?

2. The text states that which person was "revered as the 'King of the Osage Hills'" (29)?

3. Who was Mollie's appointed financial guardian?

4. How old was Mollie when she married Henry Roan in what was likely an arranged marriage?

5. Who was the sitting U.S. president when the Louisiana Purchase was enacted?

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