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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Under what natural feature did the auctioneer stand when conducting the Osage land auctions?
(a) A waterfall.
(b) A tree.
(c) A sandstone cliff.
(d) A rock bridge.

2. How old was Mollie when she married Henry Roan in what was likely an arranged marriage?
(a) 17.
(b) 15.
(c) 20.
(d) 18.

3. To whom did Mollie turn when the local officials expressed little interest in investigating Anna's murder?
(a) Harve Freas.
(b) Ernest Burkhart.
(c) William Hale.
(d) Tom White.

4. What promise did William Hale make to Mollie after the bombing of Bill and Rita Smith's home, resulting in their murders?
(a) He promised to avenge her family's murders.
(b) He promised to pay for the renovation of the Smiths' former home.
(c) He promised to adopt the Smiths' children.
(d) He promised to move away from the reservation.

5. What was the name of Mollie's husband?
(a) Charles Whitehorn.
(b) Ernest Burkhart.
(c) William Hale.
(d) Harve Freas.

Short Answer Questions

1. The last person to be seen with Anna Brown the night she disappeared said that he saw her last when he completed what action?

2. Who created the Bureau of Investigation, "hoping to fill the void in federal law enforcement" (105)?

3. What was W.W. Vaughn's answer when the sheriff asked him if he knew who had killed George Bigheart?

4. Harve M. Freas was the sheriff of what county at the time of Anna's death?

5. 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?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Characterize the relationship among Mollie, Lizzie and Anna.

3. What is the symbolism of Anna's alligator purse?

4. Describe the racism inherent in the assignment of guardians to the Osage people subsequent to the discovery of oil beneath reservation land.

5. Why is it a revelation to the reader when the author states, "Many Osage had come to believe that local authorities were colluding with the killers" (92)?

6. What details does the author reveal about Henry Roan and what is his purpose for revealing these particular details?

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

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

9. 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)?

10. 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)?

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