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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Which of the following is not true of the Westing Mansion?
2. Why did this one pair of heirs not receive their money?
3. A thief was discovered when an important piece of evidence went missing. What was the evidence that was stolen?
4. What exciting story did Turtle have to tell her family, but decided not to tell all the details?
5. How did Judge Ford describe Mrs. Wexler?
Short Essay Questions
1. What did Turtle mean by the expression, "Paper losses. . .doesn't mean a thing"?
2. What story did Sandy and Otis tell about the Westing Mansion?
3. What did the newspaperman find out about Mr. Hoo?
4. When did the second bomb go off?
5. 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?
6. What did the newspaperman find out about George Theodorakis?
7. Why was Judge Ford surprised at McSouthers' description of Mrs. Westing?
8. What parting instructions were given to the heirs at the first reading of the first part of Westing's Will?
9. How did Turtle think Westing meant for them to use the $10,000? What clues from the Will lead her to believe that?
10. What sort of letter did the tenants of Sunset Towers receive, and what did it instruct them to do?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The Judge and Sandy do quite a bit of research and an elaborate analysis of the clues. They never, however, discover the true solution to the puzzle. Where did they err? Given the same knowledge, why did they not come up with the same solution that Turtle did? Did Sandy, as Westing, affect the conclusion in any way? Show examples from the text where he may have given a false clue, leading Judge Ford to make the wrong assumption.
Essay Topic 2
One of the themes in The Westing Game is that of family. The heirs are all related in some way, except for Denton Deere, and he is Angela's fiance. However, by the end of the novel, other close ties are formed by the characters, making them a sort of "family" on a different plane. Discuss one or two of the relationships that develop and discuss why they may have formed that particular relationship. What needs for each character are being met? Give examples from the novel.
Essay Topic 3
The pairings of the heirs is very unusual. In what ways are the pairings not what might be expected? How did they work out better than anticipated? Chris said that everyone had the perfect partner. Choose 3 partnerships and explain how they were perfect in an expository essay. If you don't think they were perfect, discuss the reasons for your opinion.
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