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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. How many masks were found in Gein's home?
(a) 5.
(b) 15.
(c) 10.
(d) 1.

2. In what year did Ed petition for release?
(a) 1974.
(b) 1984.
(c) 1964.
(d) 1954.

3. According to Weber, which of the following does not describe Ed?
(a) In need of help.
(b) Boisterous.
(c) Sincere.
(d) Meek.

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

5. Where did Ed say he disposed of Mary Hogan's body?
(a) A burn pile.
(b) A barn.
(c) The cemetery.
(d) A neighbor's farm.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following describes Ed's death?

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

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

4. Who told law enforcement that Ed was ready to stand trial?

5. Before the final decision was made about Ed's sentencing, where was he sent?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What influence did Ed have on fiction writers?

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

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

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

7. What was the overall attitude of the Plainfield people at the tourism Ed Gein brought to the town?

8. What judgment did a judge make about Ed during the trial?

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

10. How many murders was Ed associated with?

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