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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. What was Ed's reaction to a preacher visiting him?
(a) He ignores him.
(b) He agrees to read the Bible.
(c) He yells at him.
(d) He cries.

2. What was the name of the judge in Gein's case?
(a) Christenson.
(b) Clark.
(c) Carlton.
(d) Charles.

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

4. What did Ed tell the police that he had the power to do?
(a) Murder without violence.
(b) Raise the dead.
(c) Find out how each person died telepathically.
(d) Talk to his mother.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Gein at his death?

2. What words does the shirt with Ed on it depict?

3. What charge was eventually filed against Gein?

4. How long did it seem Ed would spend in jail?

5. What was the name of the woman whose grave was exhumed second?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did tourists want to come to Plainfield?

2. How did people try to make light of Ed Gein and the crimes he committed?

3. Why did the county petition the governor to allow Ed's prosecution to end with Bernice's case?

4. What were the two major issues on the agenda of those involved in Ed Gein's legal proceedings?

5. What did Ed seem to blame for all of his troubles?

6. What was Ed's reaction to having his petition for release refused?

7. What was the fate of the Gein house?

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

9. What happened to the evidence from the Gein case?

10. What did doctors find when Ed was tested physically and psychologically?

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