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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. Which one of the heirs didn't believe Westing was murdered?
(a) Turtle.
(b) Mr. Hoo.
(c) Judge J.J. Ford.
(d) Chris.

2. Why did Mrs. Wexler fix Turtle's hair and tell her she was so pretty in pink?
(a) She loved Turtle best of her two daughters.
(b) She wanted to make up for ignoring Turtle for years.
(c) She wanted to coax her to share her clues.
(d) Her husband told her to start being nicer to Turtle.

3. What caused the nervousness of Turtle and Flora Baumbach?
(a) They decided they had to try to hide their clues from Turtle's mother.
(b) They lost all their money in the stock market.
(c) They had to order stocks with their money.
(d) They found out who the murderer was and were afraid to reveal it.

4. What did Turtle think the expression, "Take stock in America," meant from the Will?
(a) That the winner must buy land in America.
(b) To look at the song, "America, America!" for clues.
(c) To buy stock and whoever earns the most money, wins.
(d) That the murderer is not one of the Americans.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Judge Ford lose that she posted a wanted sign for?

2. What new job did Mrs. Wexler acquire?

3. Angela showed her affection for her sister in what way?

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

5. Why did Angela hesitate to call the fire department?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Mr. Hoo laugh when Grace suggested that her husband was doing his bookkeeping?

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

3. What did Turtle mean by the expression, "Paper losses. . .doesn't mean a thing"?

4. Describe the appearance of the six apartments in the Sunset Towers building.

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

6. When did the second bomb go off?

7. How didTurtle feel about Dr. Deere, Angela's fiance?

8. What two things did Turtle find in the mansion on Halloween night?

9. What happened in the coffee shop when the heirs were having a meeting?

10. What parting instructions were given to the heirs at the first reading of the first part of Westing's Will?

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