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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the police discover about Ed's mother's room?
(a) It was full of dead animals and humans.
(b) Her body was still in the room.
(c) Ed had been living only in that room.
(d) It was untouched since her death.

2. What did Ed intend to do with Bernice's head?
(a) Bury it.
(b) Hang it like a trophy.
(c) Use it as a practical item.
(d) Eat it.

3. Which of the following was true of Ed's home?
(a) It was full of dead animals.
(b) It had no electricity.
(c) It had not been entered in years.
(d) It had no water.

4. Where did Ed find Eleanor?
(a) Grocery store.
(b) Cemetery.
(c) Brothel.
(d) Her home.

5. What did Ed often stop to listen for?
(a) His mother's voice.
(b) The words of his victims.
(c) His father's yell.
(d) His brother's scream.

6. According to Schechter, what type of joke became popular in the 1950s?
(a) One liners.
(b) Dead baby jokes.
(c) Bloody Mary jokes.
(d) Knock knock jokes.

7. Who took the notes during Bernice's autopsy?
(a) Mrs. Eigenberger.
(b) Mrs. Eisenhower.
(c) Mrs. Ellenurger.
(d) Mrs. Eltsenberg.

8. What is the main clue to the reader that Eleanor was dead?
(a) Odor.
(b) Silence.
(c) Lack of breath.
(d) No brain activity.

9. What was the name of one of the men who become engaged in the argument?
(a) Camdon.
(b) Crystal.
(c) Christensen.
(d) Cartwright.

10. What did Ed call the small building built onto the kitchen of his house?
(a) Holiday kitchen.
(b) Christmas kitchen.
(c) Summer kitchen.
(d) Small kitchen.

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

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

13. On what street was the family business located?
(a) Celadon.
(b) Chrysanthemum.
(c) Caledonia.
(d) Camelia.

14. What is the name of the only woman who Ed felt treated him well?
(a) Ivonne.
(b) Ilena.
(c) Irene.
(d) Isabel.

15. What was Ed's mother disappointed in Ed's father about?
(a) He lacked drive and ability.
(b) He lacked emotional capabilities.
(c) He lacked the ability to produce girl babies.
(d) He lacked intelligence.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of Ed's brother?

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

3. When did Ed's father die?

4. When the police investigated the missing teenager's disappearance, what did they find at the house she was supposed to be at?

5. What was the name of the jail Ed was taken to?

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