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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. Of the two major issues on the agenda of those involved in the legal proceedings, which was the first?

2. Ed was eliminated as a suspect in all the following cases except for which one?

3. Which of the following was unlikely to those who were in the town?

4. Who died from a heart attack and was unable to be a witness in Ed's case?

5. Who told law enforcement that Ed was ready to stand trial?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the fate of Ed's car?

2. Why did the county petition the governor to allow Ed's prosecution to end with Bernice's case?

3. According to a newspaper headline and the suspicions of many, why did Ed kill people?

4. What reason did Ed give for digging up graves?

5. Describe the encounter between the governor-elect and Ed Gein.

6. Describe the petition that Ed filed for release in 1974.

7. Describe Ed's burial.

8. Describe Ed's death.

9. What were Weber's conclusions about Ed?

10. What did Adeline Watkins tell the reporters about Ed?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

How did people try to make light of the situation of Ed's murders? Why is this significant to note? How did the people in Ed's town react to people making light of the situation? What is your personal response?

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