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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What fact did Turtle suddenly remember that helped her know the game was still on?
(a) She remembered Sandy and Judge Ford were partners, and Judge Ford was upset her partner was gone.
(b) She remembered seeing Sandy leave Westing house.
(c) She remembered something Sandy said that convinced her he knew who was the bomber.
(d) It was Crow's birthday and Sandy bought a candle for his wife's birthday.

2. Who did Theo find out he had been playing chess with?
(a) Sandy.
(b) Turtle.
(c) Mrs. Hoo.
(d) Judge Ford.

3. Who did Sydelle think the third bomber is?
(a) Mrs. Wexler.
(b) Otis Amber.
(c) Turtle.
(d) Angela.

4. At the time Sandy died and Turtle tried to discover the mystery heir, which were the only three heirs Otis Amber had not investigated?
(a) Mr. and Mrs. Hoo and Sandy.
(b) Denton Deere, Crow, and Sandy.
(c) Sydelle Pulsaski, Dr. Wexler, and Turtle.
(d) Turtle, Angela, and Chris.

5. What was on the back of the bomber's note taped to the back wall of the elevator?
(a) A list of clues written in Judge Ford's handwriting.
(b) Turtle's school composition.
(c) A note to Angela from Theo.
(d) A menu from Hoo's restaurant.

6. What, or who, was Grace Wexler ashamed of?
(a) Her daughter, Angela.
(b) Angela's fiance, Dr. Deere.
(c) Her daughter, Turtle.
(d) Her maiden name, Windkloppel.

7. What unusual fact did Judge Ford find out about Mrs. Wexler?
(a) She was related to the cleaning worman.
(b) She was not really Turtle's mother.
(c) She was married once before.
(d) She was not related to Mr. Westing at all.

8. What indication was there that the heirs were jittery?
(a) They snuck around watching each other.
(b) They kept calling the bomb squad to check things.
(c) They accused each other of being the bomber, even their partners.
(d) They stayed inside and kept their doors locked.

9. What did Theo discover when he analyzed his clues?
(a) The formula for an explosive and the name of a suspect.
(b) The letters don't spell the initials of four of the heirs.
(c) The letters spell out the full name of one of the heirs.
(d) The letters of his clues didn't spell anything that he could determine.

10. What did the members of the Good Salvation Soup Kitchen do in honor of the wedding?
(a) Dressed up in new clothes from a consignment shop.
(b) Cooked the food for the reception.
(c) Sobered up.
(d) Pooled money and bought and expensive wine.

11. In Chapter 21, what did Turtle say Westing's body looked like?
(a) Uncle Sam.
(b) A wax dummy.
(c) The doorman.
(d) A sleeping person.

12. Why was Theo in the hospital?
(a) He had a bicycle accident.
(b) He was hurt in a chemistry experiment explosion.
(c) He was hurt when setting one of the bombs.
(d) He was hurt when someone hit him in the elevator.

13. Who really took Turtle's Mickey Mouse clock?
(a) Her sister, Angela.
(b) Chris Theodorakis.
(c) The bomber.
(d) Mrs.Hoo.

14. At the end of the story, what had happened to Judge Ford?
(a) She adopted Chris Theodorakis so she could keep tabs on his education.
(b) She became a judge on the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
(c) She gave up law when she couldn't solve the Westing mystery.
(d) She decided to teach chess and share Westing's unique winning method.

15. Who did Sandy think Mr. Westing was?
(a) Otis Amber.
(b) Mr. Theodorakis.
(c) Dr. Wexler.
(d) Barney Northrup.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why was Turtle so happy that Angela was prompted to ask her why?

2. What did Eastman know about Angela that surprises Turtle?

3. Why didn't Doug's feet hurt when he was trailing Otis Amber?

4. What is the irony of Jake Wexler's new position?

5. How did Chris presume the blank envelope ended up in his bathrobe?

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