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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What conclusion did Judge Ford and Sandy come up with?
(a) That Westing really didn't plan to have anyone get the money.
(b) That one of the brothers was the heir, probably Chris.
(c) That Westing was out to get someone.
(d) That the best way to solve the puzzle was to combine all their clues.

2. What did Angela do when she disguised herself in Chapter 14?
(a) Planted the next bomb.
(b) Searched under all the car hoods.
(c) Followed the person she thought was the bomber.
(d) Searched everyone's room for clues.

3. What was speculated as being the real reason Dr. Wexler didn't attend the first reading of the Will?
(a) He had an emergency surgery.
(b) He was angry at his wife.
(c) He was gambling on a game.
(d) He had cheated Mr. Westing out of some money.

4. 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.

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

6. What clever idea did Mrs. Wexler have for Hoo's restaurant?
(a) To advertise how her husband enjoyed the spareribs, which were Hoo's specialty.
(b) To name it Hoo's On First.
(c) To do a media blitz to promote it.
(d) To promote the ethnic quality of Hoo's.

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

8. How was Mr. Westing's corpse found?
(a) A note was addressed to Turtle and mailed to her.
(b) Turtle found it while attempting to spend the night in the Mansion on a dare.
(c) The police received a tip from Chris after he saw a person with a limp go into the mansion.
(d) The group at Sunset Towers went exploring at the Mansion.

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

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

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

12. How did Turtle get into Westing Mansion?
(a) The boys helped her climb up on the roof and go on the balcony.
(b) She pried open a window.
(c) The French doors were open as if inviting her in.
(d) She found a key to the front door under the mat.

13. Angela showed her affection for her sister in what way?
(a) She always agreed with whatever her sister wanted.
(b) She encouraged Turtle in her wild schemes.
(c) All of these answers are correct.
(d) She offered to hem her costume for her.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did this one pair of heirs not receive their money?

2. Two people at Sunset Towers were not heirs. Who were they?

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

4. Why didn't Mrs. Hoo attend the first meeting for the reading of the Will?

5. Why did Madame Hoo not attend the reading of the Will?

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