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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. What was Anna's late sister's official cause of death?
2. Who testified in defense of the Osage people at a Congressional hearing, arguing "that the government should not be dictating the Osage's financial decisions" (79)?
3. What decade was a writer of the age referring to when calling it "the greatest, gaudiest spree in history" (77)?
4. With whom was Anna riding in a car the final time Mollie saw Anna alive?
5. What writer does the author quote when he writes that the age described in the narrative "was a time marked" (77) by an author who called it "the greatest, gaudiest spree in history"? (77)
Short Essay Questions
1. What types of details are revealed about Bill Smith that lead the reader to think that he may have been involved in Anna's murder?
2. What details does the author reveal about Henry Roan and what is his purpose for revealing these particular details?
3. 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?
4. How is the theme of racism inherent in the appointment of financial guardians to some Osage people?
5. Describe the racism inherent in the assignment of guardians to the Osage people subsequent to the discovery of oil beneath reservation land.
6. What is the meaning of the book's title, Killers of the Flower Moon?
7. Characterize the relationship among Mollie, Lizzie and Anna.
8. What happened in the 1870s that eventually resulted in great wealth for the Osage people?
9. What attempts did Bill and Rita Smith make to keep themselves safe from the rash of murders happening among the Osage?
10. What details does the author use to portray Tom White's character and how is Tom White compared to Mollie Burkhart?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the ways in which Tom White and Mollie Burkhart were both struggling to adapt to a cultural transition within the events of the narrative. Compare and contrast the author's depiction of each person and discuss how the book's themes are displayed within the characterizations of these two real people from history.
Essay Topic 2
What is Grann's message regarding the press within the book Killers of the Flower Moon?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss Grann's use of red herrings across the narrative of Killers of the Flower Moon and how they are used to support overarching themes within the narrative.
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