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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. Why did Dr. Deere take Chris to the hospital?

2. What was on the back of the bomber's note taped to the back wall of the elevator?

3. Why did Grace Wexler say, "Who's that?" when Turtle greeted her in Chapter 23?

4. What did Chris get so excited about that he startled the Judge?

5. In Chapter 19, who did Otis Amber accuse of being responsible for the bombings?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Why was Turtle so happy at the last meeting of the heirs?

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

7. What help did Denton provide for Chris?

8. Who was Rosalie and how did she die?

9. What confession did Turtle finally make that changed the way Judge Ford looked at the Westing game?

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

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

Compare and contrast Crow and Grace Wexler. What do they have in common, what is different about them? How do their personalities compare?

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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