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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 Turtle want so badly that she was willing to accept a bet to stay in the Westing Mansion?
(a) A new video game.
(b) A year's subscription to the Wall Street Journal.
(c) A new bicycle.
(d) A new outfit for school that matched one that her best friend had.

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

3. What indication was there that the heirs were jittery?
(a) They accused each other of being the bomber, even their partners.
(b) They snuck around watching each other.
(c) They kept calling the bomb squad to check things.
(d) They stayed inside and kept their doors locked.

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

5. What did Angela do when she disguised herself in Chapter 14?
(a) Planted the next bomb.
(b) Followed the person she thought was the bomber.
(c) Searched under all the car hoods.
(d) Searched everyone's room for clues.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Theo think that he must be dreaming?

2. Why didn't Chris sign the check and give his partner his half of the money?

3. How did Judge Ford describe Mrs. Wexler?

4. Which pair of heirs did not get their money?

5. What is the setting of Chapter 7?

(see the answer key)

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