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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. Which of the following describes Ed's status at the time of his death?

2. About how many people traveled to Gein's town to look at his house?

3. According to Gein, how was he treated at the mental health facilities?

4. Which of the following were people more likely to accept about Ed?

5. What was the name of the funeral home that managed Ed's funeral?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened to the evidence from the Gein case?

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

3. What was the overall attitude of the Plainfield people at the tourism Ed Gein brought to the town?

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

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

6. According to what Ed told his doctors, what would have stopped him from committing crimes?

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

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

9. What judgment did a judge make about Ed during the trial?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

The autopsy notes on one of the bodies Ed created attributed the death to "comic book violence." Why is this true or untrue? Is there a comparable and more modern scenario?

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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