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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 served as a guardian to both Anna and Lizzie before their deaths?
2. About what issue did Tom White and J. Edgar Hoover strongly disagree?
3. What was Mollie's response when the attorney assisting the prosecution asked her if she loved her husband?
4. Once Tom White realized that corrupt white citizens would not implicate one another, what group did he turn to next in his quest to solve the Osage murders?
5. Al Spencer told Tom White that William Hale had once offered him $2,000 to kill which two people?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does the author consider to be the most damning evidence that Mollie's illness was being caused by poison?
2. What did Tom White's investigation into the system of Osage guardianship reveal?
3. What is the significance of the photograph in the text that depicts a roping contest from 1909?
4. 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?
5. How was John Ramsey's confession laden with the era's racist views held by whites about Native Americans?
6. What evidence does the author provide to support his claim that Tom White "was feeling pressure not just from Hoover" (171)?
7. What did the men on the list of witnesses for the prosecution of William Hale have in common?
8. How did Tom White release the pent-up frustration created by his investigation of William Hale's involvement in the Osage murders?
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. 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?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss David Grann's decision to include a variety of photographs within the text. What purpose did he have when choosing and including these images? Back up your strong, specific claim about the author's use of photographs with concrete details from the images he includes in the book.
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
Explain the structure the author uses to construct the narrative of Killers of the Flower Moon and discuss the author's purpose for breaking the story into three parts. What advantages does this choice provide and how does it align with the messages the author is trying to get across to the reader?
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