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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. To what organization did Tom White return after his brother was gunned down in East Texas?
2. In what year did Tom White become a special agent of the Bureau of Investigation?
3. To whom did Anna Brown bequeath nearly all her wealth upon her death?
4. William Hale once said, "I, like many other good men, believed it would be only a short time until Congress would pass a law" (160) that permitted what practice?
5. As a last resort before William Hale would be released, who did Tom White have transported to Guthrie without J. Edgar Hoover's knowledge?
Short Essay Questions
1. To whom does Chapter 13's title refer in its moniker A Traitor to His Blood?
2. What does the author mean when he describes the Shoun brothers as "seemingly ubiquitous" (158) when he discusses their involvement in Henry Roan's insurance policy dealings?
3. What emotions did Tom White feel upon beginning his interrogation of William Hale?
4. What does the author mean when he describes Mollie Burkhart during the trial, saying that she was "cast out from the two worlds that she'd always straddled" (202)?
5. What is the significance of the photograph in the text that depicts a roping contest from 1909?
6. What was Tom White's reaction to discovering that so many possible witnesses could no longer testify because they were dead?
7. What was the reaction of the public to the news of how deep the conspiracy against the Osage had actually gone?
8. What turned out to be the true events leading up to the bombing of the Smiths' home?
9. What were the reasons for William Hale's certainty that he would not be convicted of murder?
10. How did Tom White release the pent-up frustration created by his investigation of William Hale's involvement in the Osage murders?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Deception is a theme that shows up often in Killers of the Flower Moon. Develop a claim stating the author's message regarding deception and prove your claim with at least three instances of deception occurring within the narrative.
Essay Topic 2
What is Grann's message regarding the press within the book Killers of the Flower Moon?
Essay Topic 3
Write a persuasive essay convincing your school's Social Studies department chair that the Osage murders are a topic that students should learn about in History classes.
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