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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. Mollie's brother-in-law Bill Smith was convinced that Lizzie had actually died due to what cause?
2. When the Osage land auction record rose to nearly $14 million, a reporter remarked in an article, "The Osage Indians are becoming so rich that" (76) what?
3. What is NOT one role the author names when describing Henry Grammer?
4. In what decade did the U.S. government forcibly move the Osage tribe from their land in Kansas?
5. When a new law was enacted that deemed Osage people with guardians as "restricted" (79) from that point forward, what did that mean about their situation?
Short Essay Questions
1. To whom does Chronicle Two's title The Evidence Man refer and how does its title set up a comparison between Mollie and the "evidence" man (101)?
2. Characterize the relationship among Mollie, Lizzie and Anna.
3. What does the author note as the cause of Mollie falling in love with Ernest?
4. What attempts did Bill and Rita Smith make to keep themselves safe from the rash of murders happening among the Osage?
5. What details does the author use to portray Tom White's character and how is Tom White compared to Mollie Burkhart?
6. How were the Osage people depicted in the media?
7. What happened in the 1870s that eventually resulted in great wealth for the Osage people?
8. What is the symbolism of Anna's alligator purse?
9. What is the author's purpose for including a before picture and an after picture of Bill and Rita Smith's house within the text?
10. Though William J. Burns was revered for his investigation skills, even being given the nickname of "America's Sherlock Holmes" (63) by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, what evidence does the author provide that points to his lack of integrity?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Trace the character arc of William Hale provided by the author. How does the author go about showing the evil duplicity present within William Hale's character and his power to harm those whose monies he coveted without being punished for his heinous acts?
Essay Topic 2
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 3
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.
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