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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 Mr. Westing's will give Crow?

2. At the second meeting of the heirs for the reading of the Will, what did Turtle convince Angela not to do?

3. What did Turtle confess to the judge in Chapter 21?

4. What about Otis Amber surprised everyone when he came up to testify?

5. Five years after the heirs gave up the search, why was Mr. Hoo almost happy?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe what event was occurring at the beginning of Chapter 16.

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

4. Why had Turtle and Theo decided against having children?

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

6. What was the surprise that, when found out, had Turtle calling everyone a liar?

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

8. Why did Sydelle dress for the meeting in red and white stripes and decorate her cane with stars on blue?

9. What happened to convince Judge Ford that Sandy was indeed Mr. Westing?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Each heir that played the game changed in ways that might be unexpected. Analyze how each heir changed over the course of the game. How did working on the puzzle, working with the partner they had, and having the $10,000 at their disposal bring about certain changes?

Essay Topic 2

Deductive reasoning is a technique for taking meaning from a work of literature. It involves logic: the conclusion drawn when fact one relates in a certain way to fact two. However, often an invalid logic statement results when fact one and fact two are not true. The conclusion is therefore not true, though the relationship between the first two facts is logical. Find an example of such a situation in the novel and discuss it fully.

Essay Topic 3

There were many heirs that Sam Westing owed something to, either an apology or restitution in some way. Why would he choose to make restitution in the manner he did? Why not just meet the characters face-to-face and resolve their differences? Use clues given about Westing as a character that leads to understanding of his reasons for choosing the manner he did.

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