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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whom did Ernest Burkhart name as the murderer of Henry Roan?
(a) Henry Grammer.
(b) William Hale.
(c) John Ramsey.
(d) Asa Kirby.

2. John Ramsey denied involvement in the murder of Henry Roan until he was shown what document?
(a) Ernest Burkhart's signed confession.
(b) The arrest warrants for his mother and brother.
(c) His wife's signed confession.
(d) The warrant for his arrest.

3. Which two people did Bill Smith name as his only two enemies as he lay upon his deathbed?
(a) Ernest Burkhart and George Bigheart.
(b) Rita Smith and Mollie Burkhart.
(c) William Hale and Ernest Burkhart.
(d) George Bigheart and William Hale.

4. How old was Mollie's daughter Anna when she mysteriously died?
(a) Four.
(b) Eight.
(c) Three.
(d) Six.

5. When Ernest Burkhart finally decided to talk, who did he demand to speak to during his confession?
(a) J. Edgar Hoover.
(b) Tom White.
(c) Sheriff Freas.
(d) Mollie Burkhart.

6. Who did Pike claim had hired him to perform his required task?
(a) J. Edgar Hoover.
(b) Ernest Burkhart.
(c) Tom White.
(d) William Hale.

7. In the spring of 1925, J. Edgar Hoover fired many Bureau of Investigation agents in San Francisco for what transgression?
(a) Smoking cigars.
(b) Drinking liquor.
(c) Visiting speakeasies.
(d) Engaging in extramarital affairs.

8. To whom did Anna Brown bequeath nearly all her wealth upon her death?
(a) Her sister Mollie.
(b) Her sister Minnie.
(c) Her daughter Anna.
(d) Her mother Lizzie.

9. Whom did Ernest Burkhart name as Anna's murderer?
(a) Asa Kirby.
(b) Kelsie Morrison.
(c) William Hale.
(d) Henry Grammer.

10. What event resulted in putting a stop to the campaign to fire Tom White and his men?
(a) Tom White was killed in the line of duty.
(b) The governor of Oklahoma was assassinated.
(c) Ernest Burkhart made a full confession.
(d) J. Edgar Hoover was given a commendation by the U.S. government.

11. What method did Tom White's father use to execute a criminal while his son Tom White watched?
(a) Stoning.
(b) Hanging.
(c) Guillotine.
(d) Electrocution.

12. 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 was arrested and was visited by William Hale, who promised legal assistance as long as Burt Lawson agreed to bomb Bill Smith's house.
(b) He was arrested and an attempt on his life was made inside the jail.
(c) He needed the money to pay off gambling debts.
(d) He found out that an Osage man had been having an affair with his wife.

13. Before joining the Justice Department, J. Edgar Hoover had been a clerk at what location?
(a) The Library of Congress.
(b) The Smithsonian.
(c) The Treasury Department.
(d) The Department of Transportation.

14. To what event did the euphemism "necktie party" (139) refer?
(a) Lynchings.
(b) Communal dinners.
(c) Legal hangings.
(d) Black tie affairs.

15. How many years before Anna's death did Mollie and Ernest get married?
(a) Two.
(b) Eight.
(c) Four.
(d) Six.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Pike, the private detective from Kansas, revealed that he had not really been hired to solve Anna's murder, what did he reveal his true purpose to be?

2. In what town were John Ramsey and William Hale tried for murder?

3. At what type of establishment did authorities arrest Ernest Burkhart once a warrant was issued for his arrest?

4. What changed William Hale's initial reaction to the news that his case would have to be tried in state court?

5. What happened to prevent the hired gunman from killing Katherine Cole?

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