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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 Judge Ford connected to Mr. Westing?
(a) Her parents worked for Mr. Westing.
(b) She worked in his factory for years.
(c) She had worked as his lawyer.
(d) She was his daughter.

2. Who did Turtle tell about her knowledge of who Sam Westing was?
(a) All the heirs.
(b) Only her husband, Theo.
(c) Only her sister, Angela and her husband, Theo.
(d) No one at all.

3. What did Judge Ford think was the purpose of the Westing game?
(a) For the enjoyment of Sam Westing.
(b) To find the murder of Sam Westing.
(c) To punish Crow for causing her child's death.
(d) To decide who would get Sam Westing's inheritance.

4. Who were the guests at Angela's shower?
(a) All the tenants from Sunset Towers.
(b) Her mother's friends and their daughters.
(c) Her friends from college.
(d) A hand-picked list, selected by her mother, of all the richest girls in town.

5. What did Judge Ford do at the second meeting that shocked everyone?
(a) She wore a full ethnic costume, with a turban on her head.
(b) She resigned from the game because she wanted to protect someone.
(c) She announced who the mystery heir was.
(d) She confessed to being the bomber.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Chris presume the blank envelope ended up in his bathrobe?

2. Why did Turtle set off fireworks in the hall?

3. What did the judge learn about Mr. Westing that made her think he would look different now?

4. What fact did Turtle suddenly remember that helped her know the game was still on?

5. At the end of the story, what had happened to Judge Ford?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened at the shower that was significant to the mystery?

2. Why did George Theodorakis falter while telling the story of Violet Westing?

3. What did Mr. Hoo do that convinced Crow he couldn't be the bomber?

4. Why did Mrs. Wexler's attitude suddenly change toward Turtle at the end of the novel?

5. Why was Turtle so happy at the last meeting of the heirs?

6. Why did the Judge Ford warn Sandy that they needed to keep their wits about them in Chapter 24?

7. What did Turtle suddenly realize about the winning clue in Chapter 26?

8. What realization did Judge Ford suddenly make that convinced her that Westing was still alive?

9. What did Turtle do that made her the winner of the two million dollars?

10. What is meant by the expression, "to go on the wagon"?

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