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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. Of the two major issues on the agenda of those involved in the legal proceedings, which was the first?
(a) Whether cemetery plots should be exhumed.
(b) Whether the media should be banned on reporting about Ed.
(c) Whether Ed's house should be torn down.
(d) Whether the cemeteries should be closed.

2. How many noses were found in Gein's home?
(a) 20.
(b) 1.
(c) 4.
(d) 10.

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

4. Of the two major issues on the agenda of those involved in the legal proceedings, which was the second?
(a) Who should pay for Ed's house to be torn down.
(b) Who should pay for the burial of the murdered people.
(c) Who should pay for Ed's stay at the mental hospital.
(d) Who should pay for the investigation.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When Ed saw a young girl and her mother in the courtroom, what did he make a comment to her about?

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

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

4. Why was Ed Gein positive for his town?

5. Where did Ed say he disposed of Mary Hogan's body?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the encounter between the governor-elect and Ed Gein.

2. Describe the argument of whether or not Ed should be moved or not.

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

4. Describe Ed's burial.

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

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

7. Why did some of Ed's neighbors feel guilty?

8. What was the fate of Ed's car?

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

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

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