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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 was the first clue that Eleanor's body had been dug up?
(a) The dirt she was buried under did not match the rest of the cemtery.
(b) The coffin was empty.
(c) The coffin lid was broken.
(d) Her body was face down.

2. Which of the following does Gein use as an excuse in the murders?
(a) His memory.
(b) His brother.
(c) His religion.
(d) His mother.

3. What was the cause of Ed's death?
(a) Heart attack.
(b) Respiratory failure.
(c) Influenza.
(d) Stroke.

4. Why did Weber eliminate Ed as a suspect?
(a) Everybody knows him as a nice man.
(b) He is shy and quiet.
(c) His fingerprints are not found at the scene of the crime.
(d) His shoe size does not match a pair of shoes at the crime scene.

5. What are Geiners?
(a) Movies and books made about Ed.
(b) People who became obsessed with Ed Gein.
(c) Jokes about Ed Gein.
(d) People who lived in Ed's town.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year did Ed petition for release?

2. On the second grave exhumed, what was lying on top of the coffin?

3. Who was the state's attorney general when Ed's trial occurred?

4. What role did William Belter play in Ed Gein's life?

5. Who was Kenneth Engleman?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Ed's burial.

2. What were Weber's conclusions about Ed?

3. Why did some of Ed's neighbors feel guilty?

4. What did Adeline Watkins tell the reporters about Ed?

5. What judgment did a judge make about Ed during the trial?

6. Why did law officials find they had to be careful of planting ideas in Ed's head?

7. How did people try to make light of Ed Gein and the crimes he committed?

8. Describe the petition that Ed filed for release in 1974.

9. According to a newspaper headline and the suspicions of many, why did Ed kill people?

10. What were the two major issues on the agenda of those involved in Ed Gein's legal proceedings?

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