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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 did Bill Smith name as the executor of his slain wife Rita's will as he lay upon his deathbed?

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

3. Who was the last person who had to die before Ernest Burkhart would control all of his wife's family's headrights?

4. What was William Hale's reaction to the judge's ruling that the case could be adjudicated only in state court?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the meaning of the title of Chapter 12, A Wilderness of Mirrors?

2. What did the Osage man mean when he told a reporter, "Tell everybody, when you write your story, that they're scalping our souls out here" (156)?

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

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

5. How was John Ramsey's confession laden with the era's racist views held by whites about Native Americans?

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

7. 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?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

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

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.

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