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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. What was speculated as being the real reason Dr. Wexler didn't attend the first reading of the Will?
(a) He was angry at his wife.
(b) He had an emergency surgery.
(c) He was gambling on a game.
(d) He had cheated Mr. Westing out of some money.

2. Which pair of heirs did not get their money?
(a) Angela and Mrs. Pulaski.
(b) Chris and Dr. Deere.
(c) Turtle and Flora Baumbach.
(d) Dr. Wexler and Mrs. Hoo.

3. What was Angela's family's reaction to her fiance?
(a) Turtle like him, but Mrs. Wexler thought he was a gold-digger, only out for her daughter's inheritance.
(b) All family members liked him.
(c) None of these answers.
(d) Her mother liked him, but Turtle considered him a gold-digger.

4. Which two residents of Sunset Towers did not go to the reading of the Will?
(a) Turtle and Chris.
(b) Dr. and Mrs. Wexler.
(c) Dr. Wexler and Madame Hoo.
(d) Turtle and Angela.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened to the two boys who were to stay overnight at the Westing House?

2. Who is Barney Northrup?

3. Why was Angela upset and crying at the party?

4. Who was the first to be shown an apartment in Sunset Towers?

5. Why did Mr. Hoo decide to stay as a guest for the party he was also catering?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How did Turtle get her nickname?

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

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

5. What story did Sandy and Otis tell about the Westing Mansion?

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

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

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

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

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

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