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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following did Ed's mother consider to be a sin?

2. Where did Ed shoot Bernice?

3. How many rooms of his house did Ed actually use?

4. At what age was Ed's father orphaned?

5. What did Ed intend to do with Bernice's head?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the circumstances of the body parts found in Ed's house.

2. What type of media coverage was typical of the Ed Gein case?

3. What vow did Augusta make for Ed?

4. Describe Augusta's death.

5. Describe the evidence existing when Mary Hogan went missing.

6. Describe Ed's father.

7. Describe the incident that Ed recalls about walking into a forbidden area of his parent's shop.

8. What was Ed initially arraigned for and why?

9. Describe the time in Ed's life in which he goes into full retreat from the world.

10. How did Ed become a suspect in Bernice's death?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the mental tests that Ed underwent. What was the diagnosis? How can you see the diagnosis in the way Ed behaved?

Essay Topic 2

One of the major conflicts involved in Ed's case was whether or not the police should exhume the bodies of those Ed claimed to have dug up. What do you think should have been done in this situation?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the influence Ed's family had on him. When Ed claimed he had no positive feelings about his father, how did this influence him? How was Ed influenced by his brother's existence? What type of family dynamic did Ed seem to have in his home, and why is this significant?

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