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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Ed's perception of his mother?
(a) She was a tyrant.
(b) She was perfect.
(c) She was hurtful and spiteful.
(d) She was too religious.

2. When the police investigated the missing teenager's disappearance, what did they find at the house she was supposed to be at?
(a) Bloody fingerprints.
(b) A random letter.
(c) Bloody clothing.
(d) Her body.

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

4. Why did Ed's mother want to have another child?
(a) To fulfill a religious role.
(b) To have a healthy baby.
(c) To have more help around the house.
(d) To have a daughter.

5. What does Ed showing the children his trophies represent?
(a) His desire for a lover.
(b) His desire for his mother to be alive.
(c) His desire for his brother's companionship.
(d) His desire for friendship.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Ed often stop to listen for?

2. What was the name of Ed's mother?

3. In terms of how his neighbors saw him, what was Ed like?

4. What year does the book begin recounting?

5. In what year did Ed's brother die?

(see the answer key)

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