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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. Lots at the Osage land auction were never sold for less than what sum of money?
2. How old was Mollie when she married Henry Roan in what was likely an arranged marriage?
3. Under what natural feature did the auctioneer stand when conducting the Osage land auctions?
4. What was the name of Mollie's husband?
5. When a new law was enacted that deemed Osage people with guardians as "restricted" (79) from that point forward, what did that mean about their situation?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Mollie's life and personality change as a result of the Osage Reign of Terror?
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. How is the theme of racism inherent in the appointment of financial guardians to some Osage people?
5. What details does the author use to portray Tom White's character and how is Tom White compared to Mollie Burkhart?
6. What does the author note as the cause of Mollie falling in love with Ernest?
7. 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)?
8. How were the Osage people depicted in the media?
9. What is the meaning of the book's title, Killers of the Flower Moon?
10. What is the author's purpose for including a before picture and an after picture of Bill and Rita Smith's house within the text?
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
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.
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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