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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Mr. Westing's will give Crow?
(a) A special commorative watch of his.
(b) The deed to Sunset Towers.
(c) $30,000.
(d) Two million dollars.

2. What is the irony of Jake Wexler's new position?
(a) He really didn't try to solve the mystery, but accidently discovered the secret.
(b) His wife always teased him about being a podiatrist, and now he is head of the hospital.
(c) He was a podiatrist and now sells the insoles that Hoo developed.
(d) He was a bookie and is now on the lottery commission to prevevnt gambling.

3. What did Judge Ford do to repay her debt to Sam Westing?
(a) Pay for Chris's education just as Westing had done for her.
(b) Represented Crow in her trial.
(c) Helped Turtle go to law school.
(d) Turned all the money from her inheritance over to Crow.

4. Who were the guests at Angela's shower?
(a) Her mother's friends and their daughters.
(b) A hand-picked list, selected by her mother, of all the richest girls in town.
(c) Her friends from college.
(d) All the tenants from Sunset Towers.

5. What had changed about Dr. Deere five years after the mystery was dropped?
(a) He broke up with Angela and married Turtle, who had hated him at first.
(b) He grew a moustache and became a neurologist.
(c) He married Angela and decided to change careers to a lawyer.
(d) He won the two million and finished medical school.

6. What happened to Sandy in the library?
(a) He died after drinking something.
(b) He was shot by Crow.
(c) He was burned by another bomb.
(d) Turtle kicked his shin.

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

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

9. Which heir did Judge Ford believe was actually Sam Westing?
(a) Sandy.
(b) Turtle.
(c) Crow.
(d) Mrs. Wexler.

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

11. Why was Sydelle using a polka dotted crutch in Chapter 29?
(a) She never recovered from a bombing injury.
(b) She had sprained her knee dancing the tango at a party.
(c) She still used a crutch to get the extra attention from others.
(d) She carried a crutch only as a fashion statement, changing the design to match her dresses.

12. When they could no longer work as partners, what did Theo suggest the heirs do?
(a) Work on their own, each with whatever clues they can gather.
(b) Form a team and share the inheritance.
(c) Work as individuals but share the clues and share the inheritance.
(d) Work as a team, but only the one who is correct gets the inheritance.

13. What happened to the Westing Paper Products stock in Chapter 20?
(a) It bottomed out.
(b) It went down just a little below what Turtle had paid for it.
(c) It was the highest ever.
(d) It was not traded at all for some reason.

14. What did the judge learn about Mr. Westing that made her think he would look different now?
(a) His face was injured in the accident and he had plastic surgery.
(b) He had started wearing a disguise.
(c) He was living on the streets as a bum.
(d) He had let his hair grow long and had gotten false teeth.

15. What did Sam Westing do as his "last finale?"
(a) Announced Turtle as his lost daughter.
(b) Announced Crow as his ex-wife.
(c) Set a fireworks display that burned the Westing house.
(d) Lost at his ongoing chess game.

Short Answer Questions

1. What noble thing did Angela do at her shower?

2. What did Judge Ford tell the heirs about the two million dollars?

3. What does Judge Ford recognize as the famous Westing trap?

4. What assignment did Theo give to Doug Hoo?

5. At the time Sandy died and Turtle tried to discover the mystery heir, which were the only three heirs Otis Amber had not investigated?

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