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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 Biblical reference did a government inspector make during his plea to Congress asking them to take greater control over the Osage people and their money?

2. What happened after Bill Smith confided in several people that he was getting somewhere with his detective work?

3. Which of Mollie's sisters had died three years before the beginning of the narrative?

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

5. Anna's funeral was composed of a mix between Osage traditions and what other traditions?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

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

3. 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)?

4. 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)?

5. 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)?

6. What is the meaning of the book's title, Killers of the Flower Moon?

7. How is the theme of racism inherent in the appointment of financial guardians to some Osage people?

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

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

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

Discuss the theme of family bonds and how the theme is portrayed within the book Killers of the Flower Moon.

Essay Topic 2

How is the literary device of foreshadowing used to highlight coming real-life events within the story of Killers of the Flower Moon? Provide an ample number of quotes from the narrative in order to prove your claims.

Essay Topic 3

What is Grann's message regarding the press within the book Killers of the Flower Moon?

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