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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 much money was set aside for Ed's funeral?

2. Why did Weber eliminate Ed as a suspect?

3. What part of Mrs. Worden was found in Ed's house?

4. What sheriff department was Herbert Wankerski from?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why did law officials find they had to be careful of planting ideas in Ed's head?

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

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

5. What was the fate of the Gein house?

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

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

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

9. What were people most unwilling to accept about Ed?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why do you think Ed identified only with children? Why didn't he have any friends his own age? What influenced him to be this way?

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

Describe the mental tests that Ed underwent. What was the diagnosis? How can you see the diagnosis in the way Ed behaved?

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