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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. Who requested that the state crime lab be granted a burial site to re-enter the evidence?

2. What was the name of the governor-elect that Ed wrote to?

3. What was the name of the judge who received word that Ed was ready to stand trial?

4. How old was Gein at his death?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the fate of the Gein house?

2. What did Ed seem to blame for all of his troubles?

3. Describe Ed's death.

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

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

6. What influence did Ed have on fiction writers?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 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

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?

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