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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long did it take for all the apartments and offices in the Sunset Towers to be rented out?
(a) Six days.
(b) They weren't all rented.
(c) One day.
(d) A week.

2. The morning after the reading of the Will, what did Turtle do to help the others and earn some money for herself?
(a) She agreed to sell her half of the $10,000 to another team.
(b) She sold candles that were designed to tell time.
(c) She paid her sister, Angela, to let her see their clues.
(d) She agreed to combine their clues and try to solve the mystery and split the money with everyone.

3. 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 was too clever to ever be caught.
(c) That he wasn't murdered at all.
(d) That the murderer teamed with another person who wasn't a part of their group.

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

5. What was strange about the Will?
(a) It anticipated what the others would do and also gave a command for fulfillment.
(b) It had not been witnessed.
(c) The kids were the only ones inheriting anything.
(d) It divided everything evenly between all heirs, including the kids.

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

7. What did Turtle want so badly that she was willing to accept a bet to stay in the Westing Mansion?
(a) A new bicycle.
(b) A new outfit for school that matched one that her best friend had.
(c) A year's subscription to the Wall Street Journal.
(d) A new video game.

8. What did Judge Ford decide to do to help solve the puzzle?
(a) Found a copy of the whole Will
(b) Hired a private detective
(c) Stole clues for the others
(d) Got her partner to eavesdrop on the other heirs

9. What is one trait of the Sunset Towers apartment building?
(a) Each apartment has a view of the Westing Mansion.
(b) It had only one apartment left to rent when the notes went out.
(c) It faces the West toward the sunset.
(d) It has four towers, one on each corner.

10. Why did Angela hesitate to call the fire department?
(a) She wanted the restaurant to burn.
(b) She wasn't sure there was a fire.
(c) They were snowbound and she knew the fire department couldn't get through.
(d) She couldn't find the phone.

11. What will happen to the person who finds out who killed Westing?
(a) They are to hire a lawyer for their defense.
(b) They will be excluded from the Will.
(c) They will inherit everything.
(d) They are to see that they are prosecuted.

12. What exciting story did Turtle have to tell her family, but decided not to tell all the details?
(a) The ghost story related to the Westing Mansion.
(b) A scandal she had heard about Angela's fiance.
(c) The fact that she had seen Angela's fiance with another girl.
(d) The story that Mr. Westing's corpse lay rotting in the Mansion.

13. What did Angela think Turtle's "crutch" was?
(a) Her skill in the stock market.
(b) Her big mouth.
(c) Her braid.
(d) Her daring nature.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened to the elevator of Sunset Towers?

2. What happened to the two boys who were to stay overnight at the Westing House?

3. Why didn't Chris sign the check and give his partner his half of the money?

4. What was used as a fuse for the bomb set in Hoo's restaurant?

5. A thief was discovered when an important piece of evidence went missing. What was the evidence that was stolen?

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