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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. Who created the Bureau of Investigation, "hoping to fill the void in federal law enforcement" (105)?

2. What is NOT one role the author names when describing Henry Grammer?

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

4. What caused the justice of the peace to stop convening inquests into the latest Osage murders in 1923?

5. What was determined to be the cause of Anna's death?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. How did the acting sheriff of Osage County, Harve M. Freas, react to the news of Anna's murder and what is the significance of his reaction?

7. 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)?

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

9. 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)?

10. To whom does Chronicle Two's title The Evidence Man refer and how does its title set up a comparison between Mollie and the "evidence" man (101)?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Deception is a theme that shows up often in Killers of the Flower Moon. Develop a claim stating the author's message regarding deception and prove your claim with at least three instances of deception occurring within the narrative.

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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