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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. What happened after Bill Smith confided in several people that he was getting somewhere with his detective work?
(a) He was shot.
(b) He was set on fire.
(c) His house was bombed.
(d) He went missing and was eventually declared dead.

2. How old was Minnie when she died?
(a) 21.
(b) 27.
(c) 45.
(d) 32.

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

4. Lots at the Osage land auction were never sold for less than what sum of money?
(a) $15,000.
(b) $2,500.
(c) $500.
(d) $5,000.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What caliber pistol was used to kill both Charles Whitehorn and Anna Brown?

3. What Biblical reference did a government inspector make during his plea to Congress asking them to take greater control over the Osage people and their money?

4. In what year was the Louisiana Purchase enacted, "which contained lands dominated by the Osage" (37)?

5. Harve M. Freas was the sheriff of what county at the time of Anna's death?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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)?

2. How does the theme of the fight against oppression emerge within John Palmer's interactions with Charles Curtis?

3. What is the subject of the quote used to begin Chronicle Two: The Evidence Man and what is his purpose for using it?

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

5. Though William J. Burns was revered for his investigation skills, even being given the nickname of "America's Sherlock Holmes" (63) by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, what evidence does the author provide that points to his lack of integrity?

6. Why were the people of the Osage tribe already on high alert by the time Anna disappeared?

7. How is the theme of racism inherent in the appointment of financial guardians to some Osage people?

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

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

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

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