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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. After Ed petitioned for release, where did one doctor suggest he go?

2. Why was Ed moved to the hospital he died in?

3. What is the name of the town where Ed was transferred after his last visit to the farmhouse?

4. Rumors stated that Ed's accomplice was named which of the following?

5. According to rumors, where are more horrors found in Ed's house?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What reason did Ed give for digging up graves?

3. Why did the county petition the governor to allow Ed's prosecution to end with Bernice's case?

4. Describe Ed's death.

5. What was the overall attitude of the Plainfield people at the tourism Ed Gein brought to the town?

6. What did doctors find when Ed was tested physically and psychologically?

7. Describe the argument of whether or not Ed should be moved or not.

8. What happened to the evidence from the Gein case?

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

10. How long did it take for Ed to come to trial and why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Many people in Ed's town were willing to accept that he was a murderer, but not a grave robber. Why do you think this was so? Do you think people react in a similar way today?

Essay Topic 2

Do you think Ed was insane? Refer to specific portions of the text to support your opinion.

Essay Topic 3

There were rumors that Ed killed his brother, Henry. What motivation might he have to kill his brother? Do you think he killed his brother?

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