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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was missing from Bernice's body when it was found?
(a) Her feet.
(b) Her head.
(c) Her hands.
(d) Her heart.

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

3. Which of the following rumors spread around about Ed's house?
(a) It is haunted.
(b) It is unsafe.
(c) It has dead bodies in it.
(d) It is filthy.

4. What rendered Ed's mother helpless?
(a) Bronchitis.
(b) A heart attack.
(c) Mental illness.
(d) A stroke.

5. What was the name of the jail Ed was taken to?
(a) Warpova.
(b) Wallace.
(c) Warrington.
(d) Wautoma.

6. In what year did Ed's brother die?
(a) 1946.
(b) 1950.
(c) 1954.
(d) 1944.

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

8. In which state did the argument between the two men and the mob take place?
(a) Michigan.
(b) Wisconsin.
(c) Wyoming.
(d) Missouri.

9. What did officers hope to find when they arrived at Ed's house?
(a) Ed.
(b) A corpse from the cemetery.
(c) Bernice.
(d) Clues to Bernice's disappearance.

10. What was the name of Ed's father?
(a) Henry.
(b) Edward.
(c) George.
(d) Joseph.

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

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

13. What was Ed known around his neighborhood for?
(a) Babysitting often.
(b) Being a good person to talk to.
(c) Taking care of animals.
(d) Doing handyman jobs.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What had Ed been rubbing on skin to preserve it?

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

3. What is the name of the only woman who Ed felt treated him well?

4. What was Ed's perception of his mother?

5. Which of the following did Ed's mother consider to be a sin?

(see the answer keys)

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