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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. What was the first clue that Eleanor's body had been dug up?

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

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

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How did people try to make light of Ed Gein and the crimes he committed?

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

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

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

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

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

10. Describe Ed's burial.

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

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 3

Describe the influence Ed's family had on him. When Ed claimed he had no positive feelings about his father, how did this influence him? How was Ed influenced by his brother's existence? What type of family dynamic did Ed seem to have in his home, and why is this significant?

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