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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following describes Ed's death?
(a) Complete with enormous fanfare.
(b) Covered up.
(c) Quiet and without uproar.
(d) Extravegent and expensive.

2. On the second grave exhumed, what was lying on top of the coffin?
(a) Clothing.
(b) Bones.
(c) Bloody items.
(d) The dead body, entact.

3. Rumors stated that Ed's accomplice was named which of the following?
(a) Edward.
(b) Henry.
(c) Gilbert.
(d) Gus.

4. Ed was eliminated as a suspect in all the following cases except for which one?
(a) Evelyn.
(b) Victor.
(c) Bernice.
(d) Georgia.

5. How did the majority of the town react to Ed Gein's notoriety?
(a) They were extremely rude to tourists.
(b) They hated being known for housing a "freak."
(c) They relished the attention.
(d) They purposely made the town look more appealing.

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

7. What was the admission charge to enter Ed's home before the auction?
(a) 1 dollar.
(b) 5 cents.
(c) 50 cents.
(d) 5 dollars.

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

9. What role did William Belter play in Ed Gein's life?
(a) His friend.
(b) His attorney.
(c) A reporter.
(d) Lieutenant.

10. How did Gein's town react to the media attention?
(a) Nobody commented on the media attention.
(b) The people welcomed it.
(c) The people hardly noticed it.
(d) The people hated it.

11. Which of the following is true about the body parts found in Ed's home?
(a) There were never identities associated with all of them.
(b) It was determined they belonged to the same person.
(c) They were omitted from the final police reports.
(d) They were never used as evidence.

12. When Ed saw a young girl and her mother in the courtroom, what did he make a comment to her about?
(a) His case.
(b) Her dress.
(c) A book.
(d) The weather.

13. Why were all the prisoners in jail released?
(a) To keep Gein away from them.
(b) To keep Gein from telling them about the crimes.
(c) To make Gein feel comfortable.
(d) To keep reporters away.

14. How much evidence was present in Gein's house?
(a) A large amount.
(b) None.
(c) The police were unable to determine how much evidence there was.
(d) A small amount.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Ed tell the police that he had the power to do?

2. In what manner did Ed seem to admit to everything?

3. About how many people traveled to Gein's town to look at his house?

4. Which of the following was unlikely to those who were in the town?

5. What sheriff department was Herbert Wankerski from?

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