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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. How long did it take for all the apartments and offices in the Sunset Towers to be rented out?

2. Why did Mrs. Wexler fix Turtle's hair and tell her she was so pretty in pink?

3. On their third snowbound day, what decision did the heirs face?

4. What discovery did Chris Theodorakis make while birdwatching?

5. What did each of the pairs of heirs come to decide about the clues given to them?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Angela search under the hoods of the cars in the parking lot?

2. Describe the appearance of the six apartments in the Sunset Towers building.

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

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

5. Why were the tenants purchasing so many Westing Paper Products?

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

7. Why did Angela become upset when everyone continually asked about Denton?

8. What happened in the coffee shop when the heirs were having a meeting?

9. When did the second bomb go off?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Grace feels the "third bedroom is a trifle small" but it will be okay for Turtle. What does this show about how she regards Turtle? What are some other indications throughout the story that show her feelings toward Turtle? How does Grace's relationship with her children, and the way it changes over the span of the novel, show her growth in character?

Essay Topic 2

One of the traits of the mystery genre is a crime. There is not truly a crime committed in The Westing Game, so how can it still be considered a mystery? What makes it a mystery? Use examples from the book to defend your answer.

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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