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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. In the spring of 1925, J. Edgar Hoover fired many Bureau of Investigation agents in San Francisco for what transgression?

2. How old was Tom White when his mother died?

3. What outrageous claim did William Hale make when he testified on his own behalf?

4. Tom White discovered that the Shoun brothers had been giving Mollie injections that were supposed to contain what substance?

5. Who lit the fuse to the bomb under the Smiths' home?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did the media portray Mollie Burkhart during the trial of Ernest Burkhart and William Hale?

2. How were the Texas Rangers viewed differently by white Texans than they were viewed by people of color?

3. What was Tom White's reaction to discovering that so many possible witnesses could no longer testify because they were dead?

4. What evidence does the author provide to support his claim that Tom White "was feeling pressure not just from Hoover" (171)?

5. How is paradox apparent within the question of which government entity had jurisdiction over the Osage murders?

6. What did Tom White's investigation into the system of Osage guardianship reveal?

7. What turned out to be the true events leading up to the bombing of the Smiths' home?

8. What does the author mean when he describes the Shoun brothers as "seemingly ubiquitous" (158) when he discusses their involvement in Henry Roan's insurance policy dealings?

9. What was the reaction of the public to the news of how deep the conspiracy against the Osage had actually gone?

10. To what plan is the author referring when he states, "the plan was so brazen, so sinister, that it was hard to fathom" (162)?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

Perform a feminist criticism of the book Killers of the Flower Moon and provide an ample number of concrete details to support your points.

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast the respective symbolism of Ernest Burkhart and William Hale across the events of the narrative.

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