Question

Use the passage "The Osage Indians Struck It Rich, Paid the Price" by Dwight Garner to answer the question.
Which quotation from the passage shows evidence of the "sensationalistic press"?
a. “‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ describes how the Osage people were driven from their lands in Kansas onto a rocky portion of northwestern Oklahoma — out of sight, out of mind.”
b. “‘Journalists told stories, Grann writes, ‘often wildly embroidered, of Osage who discarded grand pianos on their lawns or replaced old cars with new ones after getting a flat tire.’”
c. “It became apparent within a few decades, however, that immense oil deposits pooled below those Oklahoma rocks.”
d. “The federal government appointed white guardians to monitor many of the Osage members’ spending habits.”

Answer 1

The quotation that shows evidence of the "sensationalistic press" is:

b. “‘Journalists told stories, Grann writes, ‘often wildly embroidered, of Osage who discarded grand pianos on their lawns or replaced old cars with new ones after getting a flat tire.’”

This quote highlights how journalists exaggerated and sensationalized stories about the Osage people, which is a hallmark of sensationalistic press.