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

2. What does Ed's mother vow?

3. When Ed's mother sees a puppy being beaten to death, who does she become angry with?

4. Which of the following did Ed do?

5. How old was Eleanor Adams?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Describe Ed's relationship with Bob Hill.

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

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

7. What was Ed initially arraigned for and why?

8. Describe Ed's perception of his mother.

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Consider one day in Ed's life before he was caught. What types of things did he do, according to the reading? How does this compare to your routine, or the people you know? How does it differ? What do you think the author's point was in including an evening in Ed's life in the book?

Essay Topic 2

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 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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