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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chronicle Two: The Evidence Man, Chapters 18-21 and Chronicle Three: The Reporter, Chapter 22.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What expected revelation was made the day after Ernest's private conversations with another man's lawyers?
(a) Ernest had withdrawn his offer to testify for the state and would now testify for the defense.
(b) Mollie Burkhart had gone missing.
(c) Ernest had committed suicide.
(d) William Hale had changed his plea.

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

3. What reason did Henry Roan's widow give for not drinking the whiskey brought to her by William Hale?
(a) She spurned the use of alcohol.
(b) She was afraid it was poisoned.
(c) She dropped it on the ground and broke it.
(d) She needed a gift to bring to her neighbor, so she gave it away.

4. Even though Burt Lawson turned down Ernest Burkhart's offer twice, what caused him to finally relent and agree to bomb Bill Smith's house?
(a) He found out that an Osage man had been having an affair with his wife.
(b) He was arrested and was visited by William Hale, who promised legal assistance as long as Burt Lawson agreed to bomb Bill Smith's house.
(c) He needed the money to pay off gambling debts.
(d) He was arrested and an attempt on his life was made inside the jail.

5. In what year was the Louisiana Purchase enacted, "which contained lands dominated by the Osage" (37)?
(a) 1816.
(b) 1876.
(c) 1803.
(d) 1795.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Ernest Burkhart finally decided to talk, who did he demand to speak to during his confession?

2. What was W.W. Vaughn's answer when the sheriff asked him if he knew who had killed George Bigheart?

3. About what crime did Ernest forever claim to have had no prior knowledge?

4. Before joining the Justice Department, J. Edgar Hoover had been a clerk at what location?

5. Soon after the grand jury proceedings against William Hale began, one of his "cronies" (200), who also happened to be a pastor, was charged with committing what crime?

(see the answer key)

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