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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 was Ed initially brought into custody for?

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

3. What was the name of the jail Ed was taken to?

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

5. What happened to the first man who gets into an argument with the mob?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe Augusta, Ed's mother.

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

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

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

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

7. Describe Ed's relationship with Bob Hill.

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

9. Describe the circumstances surrounding Bernice's death.

10. What vow did Augusta make for Ed?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why did Ed murder people and dig graves? What influenced him to commit such crimes? Is he the only one to blame?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Even though the book is non-fiction, how does the author create foreshadowing to encourage the reader to continue reading? Describe the literary devices utilized in doing so.

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