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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Angela's family's reaction to her fiance?
(a) Turtle like him, but Mrs. Wexler thought he was a gold-digger, only out for her daughter's inheritance.
(b) None of these answers.
(c) All family members liked him.
(d) Her mother liked him, but Turtle considered him a gold-digger.

2. What was used as a fuse for the bomb set in Hoo's restaurant?
(a) One of Turtle's timed candles.
(b) A candle wick.
(c) A roll of rags.
(d) A rolled up newspaper.

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

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

5. What did Sandy the doorman do every time he delivered a present for Angela's shower?
(a) He asked Mrs. Wexler if she had any idea who the killer was.
(b) He yelled, "Boom!" because of the bombs.
(c) He told Mrs. Wexler that he and his partner had the answer to the mystery.
(d) He yelled, "Where is everyone?"

6. What object was in the center of the library when the heirs gather there?
(a) A table that held several items that would belong to the heirs.
(b) An open casket.
(c) A tall statue that was covered.
(d) A library table with the Will on it.

7. What name did Turtle tell Flora was her real name?
(a) Sybil.
(b) Roaslie.
(c) Abigail.
(d) Alice.

8. What did each of the pairs of heirs come to decide about the clues given to them?
(a) That they didn't have the right clues.
(b) That it would take all the clues together to solve the puzzle.
(c) That they knew the answer to the puzzle.
(d) That the clues meant nothing.

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

10. Two people at Sunset Towers were not heirs. Who were they?
(a) George and Catherine Theodorakis.
(b) Sandy the doorman and Crow.
(c) Turtle and Chris.
(d) Dr. Wexler and Otis.

11. What was included in the Will?
(a) The fact that Turtle would get the Mansion.
(b) The distribution of his wealth among all sixteen heirs.
(c) None of these answers are correct.
(d) The future plans for his paper plant.

12. Which pair of heirs did not get their money?
(a) Angela and Mrs. Pulaski.
(b) Turtle and Flora Baumbach.
(c) Dr. Wexler and Mrs. Hoo.
(d) Chris and Dr. Deere.

13. Why was Turtle in Westing Mansion?
(a) She was staying there because of a bet in which she would earn $2 for each minute she stayed there.
(b) It was Halloween and she wanted to discount the story of a ghost.
(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.

14. What did Judge Ford lose that she posted a wanted sign for?
(a) A gold watch.
(b) Her clues.
(c) Her check for $10,000.
(d) Her copy of the Will.

15. What made Chris so happy about the new seating arrangement that resulted in mixing up partners?
(a) He didn't have to talk to his brother.
(b) He got to share clues with another heir.
(c) He was considered as a murder suspect.
(d) He liked his new partner very much.

Short Answer Questions

1. Mrs. Wexler had plans for the entire $10,000 that she and Mr. Hoo got. What was her plan?

2. What mystery did Westing reveal in the Will?

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

4. 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?

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

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