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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Why did this one pair of heirs not receive their money?
(a) They didn't show up for the first meeting.
(b) They were accidently missed during the first meeting.
(c) They couldn't agree to work together.
(d) They refused anything from Mr. Westing.

4. Why were the residents of Sunset Towers given an invitation to the reading of Westing's Will?
(a) They were invited because Westing had no relatives left to inherit his estate.
(b) Westing's daughter invited them to come.
(c) They weren't invited, but came out of curiousity.
(d) They were to solve the mystery of Westing's death.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How long did it take for all the apartments and offices in the Sunset Towers to be rented out?

2. What lie did Judge Ford catch Mrs. Wexler in at the party?

3. What new job did Mrs. Wexler acquire?

4. What did Angela do when she disguised herself in Chapter 14?

5. A thief was discovered when an important piece of evidence went missing. What was the evidence that was stolen?

Short Essay Questions

1. When did the second bomb go off?

2. Why was Mrs. Hoo missing from the group of heirs, and what did this indicate about her daily life?

3. What particular trait do several of the characters share making it possible that the person seen going into the mansion by Chris could be any one of them?

4. Why was Judge Ford surprised at McSouthers' description of Mrs. Westing?

5. Why did Sydelle Pulaski walk with a gaily painted crutch, and for what reason did she claim to need it?

6. What did the fireman and policeman say caused the explosion?

7. What sort of letter did the tenants of Sunset Towers receive, and what did it instruct them to do?

8. Why did Sydelle want Angela to dress as her twin for the party?

9. What two unusual things happened at the supposed empty Westing Mansion?

10. How did Turtle think Westing meant for them to use the $10,000? What clues from the Will lead her to believe that?

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