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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. Why was Ed Gein positive for his town?

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

3. What genre of film did Gein inspire?

4. Why did Ed petition for release?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Ed's death.

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

3. What were Weber's conclusions about Ed?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the incident that occurred with the puppy that Ed and Augusta witnessed. What did both Ed and his mother perceive of this incident? How did it affect Ed later in his life?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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