View a FREE sample

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who immediately named Ed as a suspect in Bernice's disappearance?

2. What was Ed known around his neighborhood for?

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

4. On what day did all the men in Ed's town go hunting?

5. What year does the book begin recounting?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did neighbors generally view Ed?

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

3. What early traits in his Ed's relationship with his mother are symptomatic of schizophrenia?

4. What was Ed initially arraigned for and why?

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

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

7. What vow did Augusta make for Ed?

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

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

10. Describe Augusta, Ed's mother.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

There were rumors that Ed killed his brother, Henry. What motivation might he have to kill his brother? Do you think he killed his brother?

Essay Topic 2

Ed Gein inspired fictional books and movies. Describe his influence in at least one part of modern society, such as a book or movie or even a type of law that we use today.

Essay Topic 3

Describe the town of Plainfield's reaction to Ed's crimes. How did the people in the town react? Was the fear that the people had about murderers irrational?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 725 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample