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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 does Gein use as an excuse in the murders?

2. Why did Weber eliminate Ed as a suspect?

3. What was inside the casket that was supposed to hold Eleanor's body?

4. What book did Robert Bloch write?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What influence did Ed have on fiction writers?

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

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

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

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

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

7. What were Weber's conclusions about Ed?

8. How many murders was Ed associated with?

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

10. What was the fate of the Gein house?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 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

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

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