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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. How old was Georgia Weckler when she disappeared?

2. What rendered Ed's mother helpless?

3. What was Ed's mother disappointed in Ed's father about?

4. What were Ed's bowls made out of?

5. What were Ed and his brother doing when his brother died?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What did Ed do to Mary Hogan's face and why?

3. Describe Augusta, Ed's mother.

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

5. How does Ed describe the other women who play a role in his life?

6. What were Ed's feelings about Mary Hogan?

7. What was Ed initially arraigned for and why?

8. Describe the death of Ed's brother, Henry.

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

10. What was interesting about the autopsy notes on Bernice's body?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the incident that occurred with the puppy that Ed and Augusta witnessed. What did both Ed and his mother perceive of this incident? How did it affect Ed later in his life?

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

Why weren't the people in Ed's town able to see what was going on? Was it a matter of ignorance, naivety or just the unwillingness to accept what was right in front of them?

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