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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 death?

2. Which of the following best describes Ed's feelings at being denied the ability to change hospitals?

3. Which of the following does Gein use as an excuse in the murders?

4. How did the people of Plainfield feel about Ed's sentence?

5. What was the name of the judge in Gein's case?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What influence did Ed have on fiction writers?

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

5. What were Weber's conclusions about Ed?

6. How long did it take for Ed to come to trial and why?

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

8. According to a newspaper headline and the suspicions of many, why did Ed kill people?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why did Ed murder people and dig graves? What influenced him to commit such crimes? Is he the only one to blame?

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

Ed Gein inspired fictional books and movies. Describe his influence in at least one part of modern society, such as a book or movie or even a type of law that we use today.

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