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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Ed's mother fear that women will do to her sons?
(a) Kill them.
(b) Endanger them.
(c) Contaminate them.
(d) Anger them.

2. When he referenced places women could be found, what places was Ed talking about?
(a) Cemeteries.
(b) The homes of his friends.
(c) Hotels.
(d) Brothels.

3. What was the name of Ed's mother?
(a) Adeline.
(b) Amanda.
(c) Augusta.
(d) Amber.

4. How did Ed feel about Mary?
(a) She is a nice woman who met the wrong people.
(b) She should not be allowed to live.
(c) She should be judged by God.
(d) She is in the wrong place at the wrong time.

5. What was the name of the newly-elected sheriff?
(a) Schely.
(b) Shelly.
(c) Sharon.
(d) Sharpton.

6. What were Ed and his brother doing when his brother died?
(a) Fighting a wildfire.
(b) Tending to animals.
(c) Cleaning up the house.
(d) Hiking.

7. What was the nickname that the note taker during Bernice's autopsy suggested for the killer?
(a) Murderer Mayhem.
(b) Angry Avenger.
(c) Klassy Killer.
(d) Sex Slayer.

8. According to rumor, how many murders does Ed have to his credit?
(a) Over 100.
(b) 5.
(c) 11.
(d) 20.

9. About how many people lived in Ed's town?
(a) 24,000.
(b) 600.
(c) 200.
(d) 10,000.

10. In what decade does Schechter describe Ed as being "in full retreat"?
(a) 1970s.
(b) 1940s.
(c) 1950s.
(d) 1960s.

11. What type of business did Ed's mother and father own?
(a) Dairy.
(b) Grocery store.
(c) Book store.
(d) Hardware store.

12. What did Ed show his young friends that makes them feel strange about him?
(a) Preserved heads.
(b) His dead mother.
(c) Preserved animals.
(d) Roadkill he'd saved.

13. Which of the following did Ed collect?
(a) Tools.
(b) Chewing gum.
(c) Reptiles.
(d) Toy cars.

14. What year does the book begin recounting?
(a) 1853.
(b) 1920.
(c) 1889.
(d) 1864.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Ed find Eleanor?

2. On what day did all the men in Ed's town go hunting?

3. Which of the following did Ed do?

4. What was the name of the second man who is engaged in the argument?

5. What did officers hope to find when they arrived at Ed's house?

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