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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. Who delayed the transfer of Ed to another state mental hospital?
(a) Hogan.
(b) Schley.
(c) Marolla.
(d) Schubert.

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

3. What did the judge declare about Ed at the trial?
(a) He was not insane and still guilty.
(b) He was guilty.
(c) He was still not competent to stand trial and thus not guilty.
(d) He was not guilty.

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

5. How old was Gein at his death?
(a) 70.
(b) 68.
(c) 78.
(d) 58.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why were all the prisoners in jail released?

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

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

4. In the conclusion, how many years have passed since Ed's sentencing to a mental facility?

5. What was the name of the mental health institute that Ed died at?

Short Essay Questions

1. What were people most unwilling to accept about Ed?

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

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

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

5. What did Adeline Watkins tell the reporters about Ed?

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

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

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

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

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

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