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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why was Turtle in Westing Mansion?
(a) It was Halloween and she wanted to see the ghost that was supposed to be there.
(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 discount the story of a ghost.
(d) She and her friends decided to trick everyone on Halloween and pretend to be ghosts.

3. Why did Turtle kick everything in her room as she left in Chapter 9?
(a) The secretary made her mad by not sharing her shorthand notes.
(b) Doug pulled her braid.
(c) She was always angry and always kicking things.
(d) Her mother hurt her feelings by saying everything she had belonged to Angela.

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

5. What happened to the two boys who were to stay overnight at the Westing House?
(a) They heard a ghost and came out to tell the townspeople.
(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 liked the house and wanted to stay there forever.

6. Why would there be no autopsy on Westing's body?
(a) None of these answers are correct.
(b) Westing's body was already embalmed.
(c) Westing's religion forbade autopsies.
(d) His relatives objected to doing one.

7. What clues were left on the elevator wall for all to see?
(a) Fake clues meant to mislead the other heirs.
(b) Six clues found on the floor in the hallway.
(c) Additional clues left by Mr. Westing.
(d) Fake clues teasing Turtle about her braid.

8. Why did Mr. Hoo decide to stay as a guest for the party he was also catering?
(a) His son was going to be honored for winning a medal.
(b) He was made to feel very welcome by Mrs. Wexler.
(c) He realized there would be talk of the clues.
(d) Turtle begged him and he could never refuse her.

9. What unique idea did Otis Amber have about Westing's murder?
(a) That the clue was right before them and they couldn't recognize it.
(b) That the murderer teamed with another person who wasn't a part of their group.
(c) That he wasn't murdered at all.
(d) That the murderer was too clever to ever be caught.

10. What was the problem with Turtle's and Flora's investigation by Chapter 15?
(a) They were losing money at the stock market.
(b) They had a major disagreement.
(c) They lost all their clues.
(d) They got caught stealing a clue from Angela.

11. What was the state of mind of all the tenants of Sunset Towers upon moving in?
(a) They all had some hidden problem.
(b) They all were angry at Barney Northrup for deceiving them.
(c) They were all content.
(d) They all were angry with each other.

12. Why did Ms. Pulaski fake an illness?
(a) She wanted everyone to think she wasn't capable of finding the answer to the clues.
(b) She wanted to get attention.
(c) She wanted to advertise her special crutches and hopefully sell them.
(d) She was always faking something.

13. A thief was discovered when an important piece of evidence went missing. What was the evidence that was stolen?
(a) Mr. Westing's body disappeared.
(b) The Will was stolen.
(c) One of the pair's $10,000 was stolen.
(d) The shorthand notes were stolen.

14. Why did Mrs. Pulaski think she should have a bigger share of the inheritance?
(a) She used to work for Mr. Westing.
(b) She solved most of the puzzle with her clues.
(c) She was the only one who took notes on the clues in the Will.
(d) She was the wife of Mr. Westing.

15. 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 new bicycle.
(c) A year's subscription to the Wall Street Journal.
(d) A new outfit for school that matched one that her best friend had.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which two residents of Sunset Towers did not go to the reading of the Will?

2. What did Judge Ford lose that she posted a wanted sign for?

3. How did Turtle get into Westing Mansion?

4. What did Turtle think the expression, "Take stock in America," meant from the Will?

5. Why didn't Dr. Wexler attend the first meeting for the reading of the Will?

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