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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 long was Ed determined to be confined to the mental hospital?

2. In what year did Ed die?

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

4. What type of environment did one doctor suggest might be good for Ed?

5. Why did Ed petition for release?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why did tourists want to come to Plainfield?

4. Describe Ed's burial.

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

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

7. Why did some of Ed's neighbors feel guilty?

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

9. What influence did Ed have on fiction writers?

10. What was the fate of the Gein house?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

There were rumors that Ed killed his brother, Henry. What motivation might he have to kill his brother? Do you think he killed his brother?

Essay Topic 2

Was justice served in Ed serving time in a mental health institution rather than jail?

Essay Topic 3

Even though the book is non-fiction, how does the author create foreshadowing to encourage the reader to continue reading? Describe the literary devices utilized in doing so.

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