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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 part of Mary Hogan's body was found in Ed's house?

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

3. What type of business did Ed's mother and father own?

4. What does Ed's mother fear that women will do to her sons?

5. Which of the following did Ed do?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Augusta, Ed's mother.

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

3. Describe Ed's father.

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

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

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

7. Describe Ed's perception of his mother.

8. What did police expect to find in Augusta's room and what was actually found there?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Do you think Ed was insane? Refer to specific portions of the text to support your opinion.

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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