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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Why did Ed want to hurt Mary?
(a) His mother would not have liked her.
(b) She was sexual.
(c) She was mean to him.
(d) She tried to contaminate him.

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

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

6. Why did Ed think he could take his time with Eleanor?
(a) She was already missing.
(b) She wants to be missing.
(c) Nobody cares about her.
(d) Nobody will realize she is missing.

7. When Ed talked about his mother, what happened to him?
(a) He became emotional.
(b) He refused to say anything about her.
(c) He showed extreme hatred for her.
(d) He showed no emotion.

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

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

10. How did the media respond to Ed Gein's murders?
(a) The media was more interested in creating rumor than fact.
(b) Sensationalism took over.
(c) The media did not want to give him attention.
(d) The media was left unaware of Gein's crimes.

11. What did somebody once tease Ed about?
(a) His brother's death.
(b) His mother's death.
(c) His family's grocery store.
(d) Mary's disappearance.

12. What was Ed initially brought into custody for?
(a) Murdering Bernice.
(b) Robbing Bernice's store.
(c) Killing a deer on public property.
(d) Kidnapping Bernice.

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

14. According to Schechter, what does not exist in a small town?
(a) Love.
(b) Ignorance.
(c) Tendence to overlook things.
(d) Privacy.

15. Where did Ed shoot Bernice?
(a) Arm.
(b) Head.
(c) Heart.
(d) Foot.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Ed often stop to listen for?

2. Which of the following rumors spread around about Ed's house?

3. What was Ed known around his neighborhood for?

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

5. What does Ed showing the children his trophies represent?

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