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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. When the Osage land auction record rose to nearly $14 million, a reporter remarked in an article, "The Osage Indians are becoming so rich that" (76) what?

2. The text states that American lawmen in the 1920s "were then still largely" (19) what?

3. What prompted Tom White to come to Washington, D.C.?

4. With whom was Anna riding in a car the final time Mollie saw Anna alive?

5. What item of Anna's was found at the murder scene and was given to Anna's mother?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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)?

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

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

4. What happened in the 1870s that eventually resulted in great wealth for the Osage people?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Many instances of irony are included in the narrative of Killers of the Flower Moon. Find three instances of irony within the book and discuss each instance's significance and its connection to the book's overall themes.

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