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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Westing Game: Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Which of the following was NOT listed in the letters as features of the apartments?
(a) A picture window in every room.
(b) Maid service.
(c) Water and sewage included in the rent.
(d) A uniformed doorman.

3. Who is Barney Northrup?
(a) None of these answers are correct.
(b) A heir of Westing.
(c) A lawyer.
(d) Head of an apartment management service.

4. 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 ran out of the house in great fear in less than 5 minutes.
(c) They spent the night and earned their bet.
(d) They heard a ghost and came out to tell the townspeople.

5. What mystery did Westing reveal in the Will?
(a) That there was a secret about the Mansion.
(b) He told how the president of Westing Paper Products was murdered.
(c) That his death had been caused by one of the heirs.
(d) That he had a patent that was stolen from him.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the significance of the limp that is mentioned?

2. When E.J. Plum started the reading of the Will, what do readers find out about why the residents of Sunset Towers were included in the Will?

3. What will happen to the person who finds out who killed Westing?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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