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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. How old was Henry Roan at the time of his murder?

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

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

4. The text states that which person was "revered as the 'King of the Osage Hills'" (29)?

5. What promise did William Hale make to Mollie after the bombing of Bill and Rita Smith's home, resulting in their murders?

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

3. 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?

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

5. 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?

6. Describe the racism inherent in the assignment of guardians to the Osage people subsequent to the discovery of oil beneath reservation land.

7. 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)?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is Grann's purpose for shifting the narration to the first person point of view throughout all of Chronicle Three: The Reporter?

Essay Topic 2

In what way does Killers of the Flower Moon put forth humanist messages and for what purpose does it do so?

Essay Topic 3

Write a persuasive essay convincing your school's Social Studies department chair that the Osage murders are a topic that students should learn about in History classes.

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