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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. When E.J. Plum started the reading of the Will, what do readers find out about why the residents of Sunset Towers were included in the Will?
(a) Westing has no relatives, so he selected them as heirs.
(b) They all had a hand in taking care of Westing at some point.
(c) The sixteen residents are all nieces and nephews.
(d) They had all worked at Westing's factory at some time or other.

2. Why did Angela and Mrs. Pulaski dress alike to go to the party?
(a) They wanted to confuse everyone about who was who.
(b) They wanted to be like mother and daughter.
(c) They didn't plan it, they just happened to wear the same thing.
(d) They thought one of the clues was about twins and wanted to get someone to talk about twins.

3. What feeling does Chris have about the one-way windows in his apartment?
(a) He likes them because no one can see him.
(b) He thinks they make the apartment look sharp from the outside.
(c) He feels that someone can still watch him through them.
(d) He thinks they are a waste because no one cares to watch him anyway.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Turtle kick everything in her room as she left in Chapter 9?

2. What unique trait does each apartment in Sunset Towers have?

3. Which pair of heirs did not get their money?

4. What did Sandy the doorman do every time he delivered a present for Angela's shower?

5. Each of the pairs of heirs gained something from their partner. What did Turtle gain from her partner?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did the newspaperman find out about George Theodorakis?

2. Why was Chris watching legs from his wheelchair?

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

4. What did the newspaperman find out about Mr. Hoo?

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

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

7. What did Grace Wexler do that Mr. Wexler anticipated her to do and this included in the Will?

8. 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?

9. How did Turtle and Flora differ in their interpretation of what it meant to "Buy Westing Paper Products?"

10. When did the second bomb go off?

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