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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Ed, why did he exhume graves?
(a) To impress his mohter.
(b) For fun.
(c) For sexual gratification.
(d) For scientific purposes.

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

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

4. Why was Ed moved to the hospital he died in?
(a) The previous one had been found guilty of accepting bribes.
(b) The new one would be a better environment for him.
(c) The previous one had kicked him out.
(d) The previous one became a full-scale correctional facility.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What part of Mrs. Worden was found in Ed's house?

2. Who was the state's attorney general when Ed's trial occurred?

3. What was Ed's reaction to a preacher visiting him?

4. How did the people of Plainfield feel about Ed's sentence?

5. What was the admission charge to enter Ed's home before the auction?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why were people angry that Ed was going to serve time in a mental hospital?

2. What role did bribes play in the media attention surrounding Ed Gein?

3. How long did it take for Ed to come to trial and why?

4. Describe Ed's death.

5. What were Weber's conclusions about Ed?

6. How many murders was Ed associated with?

7. According to what Ed told his doctors, what would have stopped him from committing crimes?

8. What was the fate of the Gein house?

9. What reason did Ed give for digging up graves?

10. According to a newspaper headline and the suspicions of many, why did Ed kill people?

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