2. What noble thing did Angela do at her shower?
(a) Shared her presents with Turtle.
(b) Saved Turtle from being harmed by the bomb.
(c) Gave Turtle her clues since she was about to be married and too busy to pursue the mystery.
(d) Fixed Turtle's hair in a new style that made her look more attractive.

3. When they could no longer work as partners, what did Theo suggest the heirs do?
(a) Work as a team, but only the one who is correct gets the inheritance.
(b) Form a team and share the inheritance.
(c) Work on their own, each with whatever clues they can gather.
(d) Work as individuals but share the clues and share the inheritance.

4. Who were the only two people in the group of heirs that Crow cared about?
(a) Turtle and Dr. Wexler.
(b) Turle and Angela.
(c) Sandy and Judge Ford.
(d) Otis and Angela.

5. What did Judge Ford do to repay her debt to Sam Westing?
(a) Turned all the money from her inheritance over to Crow.
(b) Represented Crow in her trial.
(c) Helped Turtle go to law school.
(d) Pay for Chris's education just as Westing had done for her.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Angela do to suggest that she may have already kown the contents of the gift wrapped in good foil?

2. At the end of the story, what had happened to Judge Ford?

3. Why did Theo think Otis is the murderer?

4. What did Turtle confess to the judge in Chapter 21?

5. Why didn't Doug's feet hurt when he was trailing Otis Amber?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did the Judge Ford warn Sandy that they needed to keep their wits about them in Chapter 24?

2. What is meant by the expression, "to go on the wagon"?

3. Why did George Theodorakis falter while telling the story of Violet Westing?

4. Describe what event was occurring at the beginning of Chapter 16.

5. Why was Turtle so happy at the last meeting of the heirs?

6. The second time the heirs signed the receipt for their invitation, they changed the description of the position they were signing as. Why was this?

7. Why did Sydelle dress for the meeting in red and white stripes and decorate her cane with stars on blue?

8. Beside the identity of Sam Westing, what other identities did Westing take?

9. What happened at/to the Westing house at the end of the game?

10. Why had Turtle and Theo decided against having children?

(see the answer keys)

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