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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. On what street was the family business located?

2. What is the main clue to the reader that Eleanor was dead?

3. What were Ed and his brother doing when his brother died?

4. What year does the book begin recounting?

5. What role did Ed's mother play in the home?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Augusta, Ed's mother.

2. What early traits in his Ed's relationship with his mother are symptomatic of schizophrenia?

3. What type of media coverage was typical of the Ed Gein case?

4. Describe Ed's relationship with Bob Hill.

5. What were Ed's feelings about Mary Hogan?

6. Describe the time in Ed's life in which he goes into full retreat from the world.

7. What was interesting about the autopsy notes on Bernice's body?

8. Where was Bernice's body found and what were the circumstances surrounding it?

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

10. How did Ed describe himself killing Bernice?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe Ed's perception of his mother. Where did this perception come from? Is it an accurate one? How did this perception affect him later on in his life?

Essay Topic 2

Why did Ed murder people and dig graves? What influenced him to commit such crimes? Is he the only one to blame?

Essay Topic 3

The autopsy notes on one of the bodies Ed created attributed the death to "comic book violence." Why is this true or untrue? Is there a comparable and more modern scenario?

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