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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. How much evidence was present in Gein's house?

2. Who was Kenneth Engleman?

3. How old was Ed by the time he had a polygraph test?

4. In what year did Ed petition for release?

5. What did the judge declare about Ed at the trial?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What was Ed's reaction to having his petition for release refused?

4. What did Ed seem to blame for all of his troubles?

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

6. What was the fate of Ed's car?

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

8. How many murders was Ed associated with?

9. What were people most unwilling to accept about Ed?

10. What role did bribes play in the media attention surrounding Ed Gein?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Ed Gein inspired fictional books and movies. Describe his influence in at least one part of modern society, such as a book or movie or even a type of law that we use today.

Essay Topic 3

One of the major conflicts involved in Ed's case was whether or not the police should exhume the bodies of those Ed claimed to have dug up. What do you think should have been done in this situation?

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