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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Lost and Found: Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What caused the nervousness of Turtle and Flora Baumbach?
(a) They lost all their money in the stock market.
(b) They decided they had to try to hide their clues from Turtle's mother.
(c) They found out who the murderer was and were afraid to reveal it.
(d) They had to order stocks with their money.

2. What happened to the elevator of Sunset Towers?
(a) It broke down and wasn't repaired for some time.
(b) It became a meeting place for sharing clues among pairs.
(c) A person was murdered in it.
(d) It was turned into a bulletin board.

3. Why did Turtle run out of the mansion after only eleven minutes?
(a) She only needed $22.
(b) She felt a waxy hand grab her arm.
(c) The boys pretended to be ghosts and scared her.
(d) She heard a throbbing whisper and ran away.

4. Why did Mrs. Wexler fix Turtle's hair and tell her she was so pretty in pink?
(a) She loved Turtle best of her two daughters.
(b) Her husband told her to start being nicer to Turtle.
(c) She wanted to make up for ignoring Turtle for years.
(d) She wanted to coax her to share her clues.

5. Why was Turtle in Westing Mansion?
(a) It was Halloween and she wanted to discount the story of a ghost.
(b) She was staying there because of a bet in which she would earn $2 for each minute she stayed there.
(c) It was Halloween and she wanted to see the ghost that was supposed to be there.
(d) She and her friends decided to trick everyone on Halloween and pretend to be ghosts.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Mr. Hoo decide to stay as a guest for the party he was also catering?

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

3. What was the state of mind of all the tenants of Sunset Towers upon moving in?

4. Each of the pairs of heirs gained something from their partner. What did Turtle gain from her partner?

5. What is strange about the Westing House?

(see the answer key)

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