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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. Which of the following is not true of the Westing Mansion?
(a) It had smoke coming from the chimney.
(b) It had a fence around it.
(c) It was supposedly empty.
(d) Its owner held an open house.

2. Several people are mentioned as limping. What is the reason given?
(a) They got kicked by Turtle.
(b) They stepped in a hole.
(c) We are never told why they limp.
(d) They have a long-term physical handicap.

3. Which of the following did not happen to Westing?
(a) He was found in the bedroom of Westing Mansion.
(b) He was killed by a relative.
(c) He had a note beside him on the bed.
(d) He had a daughter that he lost track of.

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

5. What happened to Westing, according to the parties gathered outside Westing House?
(a) He is a ghost that haunts the Mansion.
(b) His corpse is rotting in the carpet.
(c) He is a recluse in the Mansion.
(d) He went away.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is one trait of the Sunset Towers apartment building?

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

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

4. Who is Barney Northrup?

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

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