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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. How did the people of Plainfield feel about Ed's sentence?

2. What was the name of the mental health institute that Ed died at?

3. What was the name of the police department that Vern Weber was from?

4. How many names does Kileen reveal that have had graves exhumed?

5. According to Kileen, what will proving if Ed dug up graves do?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the argument of whether or not Ed should be moved or not.

2. What role did bribes play in the media attention surrounding Ed Gein?

3. What did doctors find when Ed was tested physically and psychologically?

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

5. What were Weber's conclusions about Ed?

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

7. What were the two major issues on the agenda of those involved in Ed Gein's legal proceedings?

8. Why were people angry that Ed was going to serve time in a mental hospital?

9. What was the fate of the Gein house?

10. What was Ed's reaction to having his petition for release refused?

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 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?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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