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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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) Bloody clothing.
(d) Her body.

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

4. Near which holiday did Ed's mother die?
(a) Memorial Day.
(b) Thanksgiving.
(c) Christmas.
(d) Mother's Day.

5. What were Ed's bowls made out of?
(a) Human skulls.
(b) Animal bones.
(c) Human feet.
(d) Plastic.

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

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

8. At what age was Ed's father orphaned?
(a) 7.
(b) 1.
(c) 5.
(d) 3.

9. When did Ed's father die?
(a) 1940.
(b) 1925.
(c) 1930.
(d) 1935.

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

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

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

13. What part of Mary Hogan's body was found in Ed's house?
(a) Skull.
(b) Feet.
(c) Face.
(d) Fingers.

14. What happened to the first man who gets into an argument with the mob?
(a) He escapes.
(b) He is hit with a blunt object.
(c) He is shot.
(d) He is hanged.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Ed show his young friends that makes them feel strange about him?

2. What is the main clue to the reader that Eleanor was dead?

3. What was the name of teenager who went missing second before babysitting?

4. In which state did the argument between the two men and the mob take place?

5. Which of the following was true of Ed's home?

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