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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. In what year was the law enacted that deemed Osage people with financial guardians as "restricted" (79)?

2. What method was used by Henry Roan's murderer?

3. In which settlement did Mollie and her family live within the Osage reservation?

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

5. How many days did the Schoun brothers determine had passed between the time of Anna's murder and the finding of her body?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why is it a revelation to the reader when the author states, "Many Osage had come to believe that local authorities were colluding with the killers" (92)?

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

4. Describe the scenes of the auctions of Osage leases that happened four times a year and were overseen by the Department of the Interior?

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

6. What details does the author reveal about Henry Roan and what is his purpose for revealing these particular details?

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

8. 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)?

9. What is the symbolism of Anna's alligator purse?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In what way are the themes of brutality and oppression interwoven within the book Killers of the Flower Moon?

Essay Topic 2

How does the theme of betrayal emerge throughout the course of the book Killer of the Flower Moon?

Essay Topic 3

Choose a symbolic object from the book Killers of the Flower Moon, such as the Million Dollar Elm, the 'fraid lights, or Anna's purse, and discuss its overall meaning and its connection to themes within the text.

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