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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What words does the shirt with Ed on it depict?
(a) Ed Gein lives.
(b) Ed Gein sleeps.
(c) Ed Gein kills.
(d) Ed Gein dies.

2. What did Ed's attorney suggest to him?
(a) Plead insanity.
(b) Plead guilty.
(c) Don't give any details about crimes.
(d) Plead not guilty.

3. 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.

4. Why did Ed petition for release?
(a) He wanted to go places.
(b) He wanted to meet women.
(c) He wanted to die at home.
(d) He wanted to live a normal life.

5. 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.

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

7. How many reporters did Belter originally arrange for Ed to talk to?
(a) 6.
(b) 1.
(c) 0.
(d) 10.

8. During which event did Ed confess to many charges?
(a) A town fair.
(b) Bernice's funeral.
(c) Evelyn's funeral.
(d) Cemetery remodeling.

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

10. How many graves where chosen to be exhumed?
(a) 2.
(b) 5.
(c) 0.
(d) 10.

11. Who was Kenneth Engleman?
(a) Methodist preacher.
(b) Judge.
(c) Lieutenant.
(d) Lawyer.

12. What was the first clue that Eleanor's body had been dug up?
(a) The dirt she was buried under did not match the rest of the cemtery.
(b) Her body was face down.
(c) The coffin was empty.
(d) The coffin lid was broken.

13. What did many believe to be the cause of Ed's actions?
(a) His childish friends.
(b) His lack of romantic partners.
(c) His mother.
(d) His father.

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

15. Who requested that the state crime lab be granted a burial site to re-enter the evidence?
(a) Ed.
(b) Clergy.
(c) Governor-elect.
(d) State attorney.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the cause of Ed's death?

2. Which of the following is true about the body parts found in Ed's home?

3. Who died from a heart attack and was unable to be a witness in Ed's case?

4. How old was Gein at his death?

5. What was the name of the funeral home that managed Ed's funeral?

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