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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. According to the judge, what was Westing's first mistake?
(a) He invited Mrs. Wexler, thinking she was a relative.
(b) He included Dr. Wexler who was a bookie.
(c) He should not have included the Hoo's.
(d) He invited Sydelle Pulaski instead of Sybill Pulaski.

2. Using the clues provided, and accounting for the missing words, who did Sydelle Pulaski announce as the murderer?
(a) James Shin Hoo.
(b) Berthe Erica Crow.
(c) Otis Amber.
(d) Grace Wexler.

3. What finally happened about Chris's medical problems?
(a) He never really was able to overcome his speech impediment.
(b) He got out of the wheelchair and was able to speak clearly.
(c) The medicine only worked temporarily and then he went back to his old condition.
(d) A new medicine cured his shakiness and his speech, but he remained in a wheelchair.

4. Who was Rosalie?
(a) She was Crow's daughter.
(b) She was Flora Baumbach's daughter.
(c) She was Mr. Westing's wife.
(d) She was a nurse at the hospital.

5. To whom was Crow referring when she used the term "foot butcher"?
(a) The butcher shop where they bought pig's feet.
(b) Dr. Denton Deere, the intern.
(c) Turtle because she kicked everyone, making them limp.
(d) Dr. Wexler.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What happened to the Westing Paper Products stock in Chapter 20?

3. Who was the only heir the Judge did not investigate?

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

5. Why was Sydelle using a polka dotted crutch in Chapter 29?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why was there to be no liquor served at Crow and Otis Amber's wedding?

2. What happened at/to the Westing house at the end of the game?

3. What help did Denton provide for Chris?

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

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

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

7. What clues indicate to the reader that the heirs were jittery and nervous after the repeated bombings?

8. Why was Judge Ford so concerned about Crow in Chapter 22?

9. Why did the bomb squad seem indifferent to the fact that Turtle had been blasted by the latest bomb?

10. When Julian R. Eastman died, who else died with him?

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