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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. Rumors stated that Ed's accomplice was named which of the following?
(a) Edward.
(b) Henry.
(c) Gus.
(d) Gilbert.

2. According to rumors, where are more horrors found in Ed's house?
(a) Kitchen.
(b) Basement.
(c) Attic.
(d) His mother's bedroom.

3. What was the name of the woman whose grave was exhumed second?
(a) Mabel Everson.
(b) Mary Anne Ellis.
(c) Marvel Ellen.
(d) Maurice Ellerton.

4. What did Adeline Watkins tell reporters about Ed?
(a) She was almost Ed's victim.
(b) She was dating Ed.
(c) She was aware of the murders.
(d) She wished she would have been able to stop Ed.

5. How much evidence was present in Gein's house?
(a) A small amount.
(b) The police were unable to determine how much evidence there was.
(c) None.
(d) A large amount.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the first clue that Eleanor's body had been dug up?

2. What did the judge declare about Ed at the trial?

3. How did the majority of the town react to Ed Gein's notoriety?

4. What was the name of the judge who received word that Ed was ready to stand trial?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe Ed's burial.

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

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

5. Describe Ed's death.

6. What were Weber's conclusions about Ed?

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

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

9. Describe the petition that Ed filed for release in 1974.

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

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