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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Sixteen Heirs: Chapter 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was supposed to be wrong with Sydelle Pulaski?
(a) She had cheated Mr. Westing and so was afraid to come to the reading.
(b) She didn't get along with any of the others.
(c) She couldn't read or write.
(d) She was supposed to have a wasting disease.

2. What happened to the two boys who were to stay overnight at the Westing House?
(a) They liked the house and wanted to stay there forever.
(b) They spent the night and earned their bet.
(c) They ran out of the house in great fear in less than 5 minutes.
(d) They heard a ghost and came out to tell the townspeople.

3. Why did Madame Hoo not attend the reading of the Will?
(a) She wasn't related to Mr. Westing.
(b) She wasn't told and she didn't speak English.
(c) She had to work at the restaurant while her husband attended.
(d) She didn't think she would inherit anything.

4. What unique trait does each apartment in Sunset Towers have?
(a) A tower in the master bedroom.
(b) A beautiful marble floor in the foyer.
(c) A one-way window.
(d) Each faces the sunset in the west.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following did not happen to Westing?

2. What did Turtle want so badly that she was willing to accept a bet to stay in the Westing Mansion?

3. Why were the residents of Sunset Towers given an invitation to the reading of Westing's Will?

4. How was Mr. Westing's corpse found?

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

(see the answer key)

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