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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Before the final decision was made about Ed's sentencing, where was he sent?
(a) Canton State Hospital.
(b) Central State Hospital.
(c) Centerfield State Hospital.
(d) Canterbury State Hospital.

2. What was the name of the governor-elect that Ed wrote to?
(a) Jake Rickerson.
(b) Jefferson Ronaldo.
(c) Jacob Rice.
(d) John Reynolds.

3. According to Weber, which of the following does not describe Ed?
(a) Boisterous.
(b) Sincere.
(c) In need of help.
(d) Meek.

4. Which of the following was unlikely to those who were in the town?
(a) That Ed could have transported bodies.
(b) That Ed could have murdered one woman.
(c) That Ed could have dug up so many graves without getting caught.
(d) That Ed could have killed his brother.

5. Which of the following does Gein use as an excuse in the murders?
(a) His mother.
(b) His religion.
(c) His memory.
(d) His brother.

6. How long was Ed determined to be confined to the mental hospital?
(a) Until he could confess entirely to his crimes.
(b) For the rest of his life.
(c) For 10 years.
(d) Until he was no longer a danger to himself and others.

7. Who delayed the transfer of Ed to another state mental hospital?
(a) Schubert.
(b) Schley.
(c) Hogan.
(d) Marolla.

8. What book did Robert Bloch write?
(a) Psycho.
(b) It.
(c) The Texas Chainsaw Massacre.
(d) The Shining.

9. Who told law enforcement that Ed was ready to stand trial?
(a) Ed.
(b) Lieutenant.
(c) Hospital staff.
(d) The mother of one of Ed's victims.

10. What was the name of the woman whose grave was exhumed second?
(a) Maurice Ellerton.
(b) Marvel Ellen.
(c) Mabel Everson.
(d) Mary Anne Ellis.

11. Why did Weber eliminate Ed as a suspect?
(a) Everybody knows him as a nice man.
(b) He is shy and quiet.
(c) His fingerprints are not found at the scene of the crime.
(d) His shoe size does not match a pair of shoes at the crime scene.

12. According to a second doctor, access to which of the following would not be prudent for Ed?
(a) The outdoors.
(b) Men.
(c) Children.
(d) Women.

13. Who died from a heart attack and was unable to be a witness in Ed's case?
(a) Sculer.
(b) Schley.
(c) Saleen.
(d) Gollmer.

14. In what year did Ed petition for release?
(a) 1974.
(b) 1954.
(c) 1984.
(d) 1964.

15. Which of the following were people more likely to accept about Ed?
(a) He murdered in the name of his mother.
(b) He wasusing body parts as household items.
(c) He dug up cadavers.
(d) He murdered people.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Gein's town react to the media attention?

2. In the conclusion, how many years have passed since Ed's sentencing to a mental facility?

3. How many graves where chosen to be exhumed?

4. According to Gein, how was he treated at the mental health facilities?

5. What was the name of the judge in Gein's case?

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