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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. What had Ed been rubbing on skin to preserve it?

2. What did Ed often stop to listen for?

3. What did Bernice's son find when he showed up at her shop after she'd been killed?

4. Why did Ed want to hurt Mary?

5. How did Ed feel about Mary?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Ed describe himself killing Bernice?

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

3. Describe Eleanor Adams and Ed's experience with her.

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

5. What was Ed initially arraigned for and why?

6. In Ed's small town, how might it be possible for him to have committed murders?

7. Where was Bernice's body found and what were the circumstances surrounding it?

8. Describe Ed's relationship with Bob Hill.

9. What did the town of Plainfield, WI become associated with as a result of Ed Gein?

10. Describe Ed's life at the time his father died in 1940.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Was justice served in Ed serving time in a mental health institution rather than jail?

Essay Topic 2

Why do you think Ed chose the victims that he did? How did his mother influence the decisions he made in which people to kill or which bodies to dig up? Why is this significant?

Essay Topic 3

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

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