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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. What did the letter say that Otis Amber delivered to Doug?
2. Why did Grace Wexler say, "Who's that?" when Turtle greeted her in Chapter 23?
3. What did Theo discover when he analyzed his clues?
4. What happened to Sandy in the library?
5. Using the clues provided, and accounting for the missing words, who did Sydelle Pulaski announce as the murderer?
Short Essay Questions
1. After examining all her information for the newspaperman, who did Judge Ford believe must be protected from Westing's mischief and why did she think this?
2. What did Turtle suddenly realize about the winning clue in Chapter 26?
3. Why had Turtle and Theo decided against having children?
4. What happened to convince Judge Ford that Sandy was indeed Mr. Westing?
5. How did Judge Ford react when told by Sandy that Jake Wexler was a bookie?
6. Who was Rosalie and how did she die?
7. Beside the identity of Sam Westing, what other identities did Westing take?
8. Why did Sydelle dress for the meeting in red and white stripes and decorate her cane with stars on blue?
9. What happened that meant Mrs. Hoo no longer had to wear dresses with splits, or cook any longer?
10. What confession did Turtle finally make that changed the way Judge Ford looked at the Westing game?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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.
Essay Topic 2
Literary elements are those parts of a literary piece that are always evident, such as character, setting, plot, etc. Literary devices are manipulations of both language and literary elements that occur in a particular story by the author to make the reading more interesting. Discuss and give examples of how Ellen Raskin handles either or both of these in a unique way to make her story more interesting to the reader.
Essay Topic 3
Why do you think Turtle keeps Westing's secret after she discovers it? Do you think she was right or wrong for her actions? Defend you opinion with facts from the book about the various characters and how the knowledge of the secret might affect them.
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