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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the beginning of the last chapter, who is dying and what from?
(a) Mrs. Wexler from a poison mushroom in the restaurant.
(b) Sydelle from complications of a broken hip.
(c) Mrs. Hoo from grief over not going to China.
(d) Eastman/Westing from natural causes.

2. Who was the only heir the Judge did not investigate?
(a) Crow.
(b) Chris.
(c) Sandy.
(d) Turtle.

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

4. Where did Turtle go each Saturday?
(a) To visit her finance.
(b) To visit her sister in college.
(c) To the library.
(d) To visit Sandy/Westing/Eastman.

5. What does Judge Ford recognize as the famous Westing trap?
(a) Various disguises.
(b) Pitting players against each other.
(c) The Westing game.
(d) The queen's sacrifice.

6. 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.

7. Who was Rosalie?
(a) She was a nurse at the hospital.
(b) She was Flora Baumbach's daughter.
(c) She was Mr. Westing's wife.
(d) She was Crow's daughter.

8. To whom was Crow referring when she used the term "foot butcher"?
(a) Turtle because she kicked everyone, making them limp.
(b) Dr. Wexler.
(c) Dr. Denton Deere, the intern.
(d) The butcher shop where they bought pig's feet.

9. What did the letter say that Otis Amber delivered to Doug?
(a) It told him that the game was off.
(b) It told him who the bomber was.
(c) It told him who the real heir was.
(d) It said to be at the house on Saturday.

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

11. How did Mrs. Sydelle find out who the bomber was?
(a) She caught the bomber placing one of the bombs.
(b) She was the bomber.
(c) She overheard Turtle and Angela talking about it.
(d) The bomber confessed it to her in an attempt to frighten her into sharing her clues.

12. Why did Turtle set off fireworks in the hall?
(a) To cause a disturbance while she stole clues from the others.
(b) To protect Angela, the real bomber, by appearing to be the bomber.
(c) She loved playing with fireworks and accidently set them off.
(d) To scare the others into sharing clues.

13. What did Turtle find out about Sandy after the game ends?
(a) That he was actually alive and living as Eastman.
(b) That he actually won the game but didn't tell anyone what he found out.
(c) That he did indeed die of a heart attack.
(d) That he was actually an alcoholic.

14. Why did Dr. Deere take Chris to the hospital?
(a) To show Chris what Dr. Deere did all day.
(b) To get a new treatment for his ailment that didn't involve surgery.
(c) To keep him from searching for clues.
(d) For a visit to Angela.

15. Who did Judge Ford think the heirs needed to protect?
(a) Turtle.
(b) Sam Westing's ex-wife.
(c) The doorman.
(d) Barney Northrup.

Short Answer Questions

1. What indication was there that the heirs were jittery?

2. According to the judge, what was Westing's first mistake?

3. Why did Sydelle Pulaski throw her crutches into the air?

4. Who really took Turtle's Mickey Mouse clock?

5. What happened to Dr. Wexler after the game is over?

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