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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) Anger them.
(b) Contaminate them.
(c) Kill them.
(d) Endanger them.

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

3. Who immediately named Ed as a suspect in Bernice's disappearance?
(a) Ed's cousin.
(b) Bob.
(c) Bernice's son.
(d) Lester.

4. Which of the following is the name Ed Gein not synonymous with?
(a) Insanity.
(b) Horror.
(c) Theft.
(d) Darkness.

5. What did Ed buy from Bernice's store the morning she died?
(a) Antifreeze.
(b) Canned goods.
(c) Cooking utensils.
(d) Brake fluid.

6. In terms of how his neighbors saw him, what was Ed like?
(a) Angry.
(b) Hardworking.
(c) Virtuous.
(d) Humble.

7. What did Bernice's son find when he showed up at her shop after she'd been killed?
(a) Blood.
(b) A dead animal.
(c) Her body.
(d) Bloody clothing.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Ed want to hurt Mary?

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

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

4. What was Ed's bail set at?

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

(see the answer keys)

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