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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 prompted Tom White to come to Washington, D.C.?
2. What did the sheriff of Osage County do once he was notified that Anna's body had been found?
3. What was the name of the part-Kaw, part-Osage U.S. senator from Kansas who was then the "highest official with acknowledged Indian ancestry ever elected to office" (96)?
4. With what objects did the Osage begin to outline their homes after Henry Roan's murder?
5. In what year was the law enacted that deemed Osage people with financial guardians as "restricted" (79)?
Short Essay Questions
1. 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?
2. 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)?
3. What details does the author reveal about Henry Roan and what is his purpose for revealing these particular details?
4. What does the author note as the cause of Mollie falling in love with Ernest?
5. How does the theme of the fight against oppression emerge within John Palmer's interactions with Charles Curtis?
6. 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)?
7. Describe the racism inherent in the assignment of guardians to the Osage people subsequent to the discovery of oil beneath reservation land.
8. What happened in the 1870s that eventually resulted in great wealth for the Osage people?
9. How were the Osage people depicted in the media?
10. 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?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Explain the structure the author uses to construct the narrative of Killers of the Flower Moon and discuss the author's purpose for breaking the story into three parts. What advantages does this choice provide and how does it align with the messages the author is trying to get across to the reader?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the significance of the book's title. What is the author's purpose in naming both the origin of the FBI and the Osage murders as topics within the book's title? How does the title connect to themes present within the book?
Essay Topic 3
What is Grann's purpose for shifting the narration to the first person point of view throughout all of Chronicle Three: The Reporter?
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