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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Strange Answers: Chapter 23.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Otis mean by the phrase, "The turtle's lost its tail"?
(a) Turtle had her braid cut off.
(b) Turtle was dejected because she lost in the stock market.
(c) Turtle was upset because she couldn't solve the mystery.
(d) Turtle had been caught as the bomber.

2. What unique idea did Otis Amber have about Westing's murder?
(a) That the clue was right before them and they couldn't recognize it.
(b) That the murderer was too clever to ever be caught.
(c) That the murderer teamed with another person who wasn't a part of their group.
(d) That he wasn't murdered at all.

3. What clever idea did Mrs. Wexler have for Hoo's restaurant?
(a) To do a media blitz to promote it.
(b) To promote the ethnic quality of Hoo's.
(c) To name it Hoo's On First.
(d) To advertise how her husband enjoyed the spareribs, which were Hoo's specialty.

4. What did each of the pairs of heirs come to decide about the clues given to them?
(a) That they knew the answer to the puzzle.
(b) That the clues meant nothing.
(c) That they didn't have the right clues.
(d) That it would take all the clues together to solve the puzzle.

5. What did Judge Ford do at the second meeting that shocked everyone?
(a) She confessed to being the bomber.
(b) She resigned from the game because she wanted to protect someone.
(c) She wore a full ethnic costume, with a turban on her head.
(d) She announced who the mystery heir was.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why couldn't the thief read the shorthand notes after they were stolen?

2. There was a lot of speculation by the group outside Westing House about how Westing died. Which of the following was NOT a part of that speculation?

3. What did Turtle think the expression, "Take stock in America," meant from the Will?

4. At the second meeting of the heirs for the reading of the Will, what did Turtle convince Angela not to do?

5. The morning after the reading of the Will, what did Turtle do to help the others and earn some money for herself?

(see the answer key)

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