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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Some Solutions: Chapter 17.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Mrs. Pulaski criticize Judge Ford about?
(a) Being snooty.
(b) For doing a man's job.
(c) For not sharing her clues.
(d) Choosing her career over marriage.

2. Two people at Sunset Towers were not heirs. Who were they?
(a) Sandy the doorman and Crow.
(b) Turtle and Chris.
(c) Dr. Wexler and Otis.
(d) George and Catherine Theodorakis.

3. What lie did Judge Ford catch Mrs. Wexler in at the party?
(a) She claimed to know the answer to the clues.
(b) She claimed to be a niece to Mr. Westing.
(c) She told Turtle that she was her favorite daughter.
(d) She shared a false clue to get Judge Ford to share one of hers.

4. What did Theo discover when he analyzed his clues?
(a) The letters don't spell the initials of four of the heirs.
(b) The letters spell out the full name of one of the heirs.
(c) The formula for an explosive and the name of a suspect.
(d) The letters of his clues didn't spell anything that he could determine.

5. What conclusion did Judge Ford and Sandy come up with?
(a) That Westing was out to get someone.
(b) That Westing really didn't plan to have anyone get the money.
(c) That the best way to solve the puzzle was to combine all their clues.
(d) That one of the brothers was the heir, probably Chris.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why was Turtle in Westing Mansion?

2. Why did Turtle run out of the mansion after only eleven minutes?

3. How did Judge Ford describe Mrs. Wexler?

4. After reexamining their clues, who did Grace and Mr. Hoo think was involved in the mystery?

5. Why did Theo think Otis is the murderer?

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