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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 did Ed spend at the state hospital before the final decision was made about his fate?

2. Who was the hospital superintendent of the mental hospital Ed was transferred to?

3. What was Ed diagnosed with?

4. In what manner did Ed seem to admit to everything?

5. Who was Kenneth Engleman?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. Describe Ed's burial.

7. What were Weber's conclusions about Ed?

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

9. What did Adeline Watkins tell the reporters about Ed?

10. What was Ed's reaction to having his petition for release refused?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

One of the major conflicts involved in Ed's case was whether or not the police should exhume the bodies of those Ed claimed to have dug up. What do you think should have been done in this situation?

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

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

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