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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. Why did Ed petition for release?
(a) He wanted to meet women.
(b) He wanted to die at home.
(c) He wanted to live a normal life.
(d) He wanted to go places.

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

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

4. During which event did Ed confess to many charges?
(a) Cemetery remodeling.
(b) A town fair.
(c) Bernice's funeral.
(d) Evelyn's funeral.

5. Who was the hospital superintendent of the mental hospital Ed was transferred to?
(a) Schuster.
(b) Schubert.
(c) Sharpton.
(d) Shelly.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did many believe to be the cause of Ed's actions?

3. What was the admission charge to enter Ed's home before the auction?

4. What genre of film did Gein inspire?

5. According to the polygraph expert, what was Gein an amateur at?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Describe Ed's death.

6. How many murders was Ed associated with?

7. What influence did Ed have on fiction writers?

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

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

10. Describe Ed's burial.

(see the answer keys)

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