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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. When William Hale told an ally that there was only one witness he was afraid of, whom did he name?

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

3. Before joining the Justice Department, J. Edgar Hoover had been a clerk at what location?

4. What is NOT one thing Mollie said in defense of her husband Ernest at the time of his arrest?

5. How old was Tom White when he watched his father execute a criminal?

Short Essay Questions

1. The author surmises that if widely circulated rumors are true, then Hale had killed his own unborn baby. What were these conditions?

2. When William Hale responded to John Ramsey's panic at being tried for the murder of Henry Roan, what did William Hale say to reassure him?

3. What is the significance of the photograph in the text that depicts a roping contest from 1909?

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

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

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

7. What does the author consider to be the most damning evidence that Mollie's illness was being caused by poison?

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

9. What were the reasons for William Hale's certainty that he would not be convicted of murder?

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

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 the theme of corruption within the book Killers of the Flower Moon. What is Grann telling the reader about the nature of corruption, about the harm that it can inflict, and about the methods people can use to combat corruption?

Essay Topic 3

How does the theme of betrayal emerge throughout the course of the book Killer of the Flower Moon?

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