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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 the name of teenager who went missing second before babysitting?

2. What was the name of the person who spent time hunting and going to baseball games with Ed?

3. When Ed entered a forbidden area, what did he see?

4. Where had Georgia been dropped off when she went missing?

5. Why did Ed want to hurt Mary?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the circumstances behind the disappearances of Victor and Ray.

2. Describe Ed's life at the time his father died in 1940.

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

4. Describe Ed's relationship with Bob Hill.

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

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

7. How did Ed describe himself killing Bernice?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 3

Describe the media attention that Ed Gein's case received. Why was the media so interested? What effect did the media have on Ed's town? Was this attention good or bad?

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