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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. What did Bernice's son find when he showed up at her shop after she'd been killed?
(a) A dead animal.
(b) Her body.
(c) Blood.
(d) Bloody clothing.

2. When Ed talked about his mother, what happened to him?
(a) He showed no emotion.
(b) He refused to say anything about her.
(c) He showed extreme hatred for her.
(d) He became emotional.

3. What was the last name of Mary, who owned a tavern?
(a) Heckler.
(b) Hoffman.
(c) Horton.
(d) Hogan.

4. What was the name of the person who spent time hunting and going to baseball games with Ed?
(a) Bob Hill.
(b) Lester Hill.
(c) Keith Hill.
(d) Greg Hill.

5. What was the name of the police department involved in solving Bernice's case?
(a) Plain Field County.
(b) Green Field County.
(c) Plain Lake County.
(d) Green Lake County.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ed showing the children his trophies represent?

2. On several occasions, where had Ed asked Bernice to go do with him?

3. On what street was the family business located?

4. How did Ed feel about Mary?

5. What rendered Ed's mother helpless?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Ed's life at the time his father died in 1940.

2. Describe Augusta, Ed's mother.

3. In Ed's small town, how might it be possible for him to have committed murders?

4. Describe Ed's perception of his mother.

5. What did the town of Plainfield, WI become associated with as a result of Ed Gein?

6. What did Ed do to Mary Hogan's face and why?

7. How did Ed become a suspect in Bernice's death?

8. What vow did Augusta make for Ed?

9. Describe the incident that Ed recalls about walking into a forbidden area of his parent's shop.

10. Describe Ed's relationship with Bob Hill.

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