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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What is the setting of Chapter 7?
(a) In the restaurant in Sunset Towers.
(b) In the game room of Westing House.
(c) In the lawyer's office.
(d) The book doesn't say.

4. Which one of the heirs didn't believe Westing was murdered?
(a) Judge J.J. Ford.
(b) Turtle.
(c) Mr. Hoo.
(d) Chris.

5. On their third snowbound day, what decision did the heirs face?
(a) Whether or not Crow was the murderer.
(b) Whether or not to continue with the game.
(c) Whether or not Mr. Westing was tricking them.
(d) Whether or not to share their clues.

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

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

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

9. What important clue did Theo give Angela?
(a) He gave her two of his own clues.
(b) He told her Sydelle was faking the wasting illness.
(c) That the expression, "May God thy gold refine," was from the song, "America, the Beautiful."
(d) He told her who planted the bombs.

10. What caused the nervousness of Turtle and Flora Baumbach?
(a) They had to order stocks with their money.
(b) They found out who the murderer was and were afraid to reveal it.
(c) They lost all their money in the stock market.
(d) They decided they had to try to hide their clues from Turtle's mother.

11. 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.

12. Who did Turtle say her mother thought stole the shorthand notebook?
(a) Angela.
(b) Turtle.
(c) Mr. Hoo.
(d) Crow.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Mrs. Pulaski think she should have a bigger share of the inheritance?

2. What did each of the pairs of heirs come to decide about the clues given to them?

3. What happened to Westing, according to the parties gathered outside Westing House?

4. What was strange about the Will?

5. What did Angela think Turtle's "crutch" was?

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