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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. The text states that American lawmen in the 1920s "were then still largely" (19) what?
(a) Inept.
(b) Vigilantes.
(c) Amateurs.
(d) Corrupt.

3. What prompted Tom White to come to Washington, D.C.?
(a) He tracked the murderer to the area.
(b) Sheriff Freas summoned him.
(c) He was interested in pursuing a political career.
(d) J. Edgar Hoover summoned him.

4. In what state was the Osage tribe's land located in 1921 at the time of the narrative's beginning?
(a) Kansas.
(b) Kentucky.
(c) Oklahoma.
(d) Colorado.

5. Who was Mollie's appointed financial guardian?
(a) Bryan Burkhart.
(b) Bill Smith.
(c) William Hale.
(d) Ernest Burkhart.

Short Answer Questions

1. When a new law was enacted that deemed Osage people with guardians as "restricted" (79) from that point forward, what did that mean about their situation?

2. What promise did William Hale make to Mollie after the bombing of Bill and Rita Smith's home, resulting in their murders?

3. Which of Mollie's sisters had died three years before the beginning of the narrative?

4. During what time period did police departments emerge in the United States?

5. Anna's funeral was composed of a mix between Osage traditions and what other traditions?

Short Essay Questions

1. Characterize the relationship among Mollie, Lizzie and Anna.

2. What attempts did Bill and Rita Smith make to keep themselves safe from the rash of murders happening among the Osage?

3. What details does the author use to portray Tom White's character and how is Tom White compared to Mollie Burkhart?

4. How do the actions of Operative No. 46 demonstrate the author's claim that "this was what Sherlock Holmes stories left out--the tedium of real detective work, the false leads and dead ends" (61)?

5. What evidence does the author use to support his claim that "It wasn't only the federal government that was meddling in the tribe's financial affairs" (80)?

6. Describe the racism inherent in the assignment of guardians to the Osage people subsequent to the discovery of oil beneath reservation land.

7. How were the Osage people depicted in the media?

8. How did the acting sheriff of Osage County, Harve M. Freas, react to the news of Anna's murder and what is the significance of his reaction?

9. What does the author note as the cause of Mollie falling in love with Ernest?

10. How does Mollie's life and personality change as a result of the Osage Reign of Terror?

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