The Death of Mrs. Westaway Quiz

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Why does Hal sense that Mr. Treswick wants to say something else to her after she announces she is not really Maud's daughter? (from Chapters 38 - 45)

Hal senses that Mr. Treswick wants to say something by the way he keeps opening and closing his mouth.

Hal does not get the sense that Mr. Treswick wants to talk to her.

Hal senses that Mr. Treswick wants to say something by the way he looks at her meaningfully.

Hal senses that Mr. Treswick wants to say something by the way he watches her as she leaves the office.

Why is Hal afraid to go into her apartment when she returns to Brighton? (from Chapters 28 - 37)

Hal is afraid she will have more bills piled up.

Hal is afraid Mr. Smith will have ransacked her apartment.

Hal is afraid that the locks on her apartment will have been changed because she did not pay the rent.

Hal is afraid Mr. Smith or one of his men might be there.

Why do Ezra, Abel, and Harding believe that their mother wrote her will in the way she did? (from Chapters 21 - 27)

The brothers believe someone altered their mother's will.

The brothers believe their mother wrote the will the way she did because she was mentally ill.

The brothers believe their mother wrote the will the way she did out of spite.

The brothers believe their mother wrote the will the way she did because she wanted to help Hal.

In Chapter 29, why is Hal angry when she reads her mother's diary? (from Chapters 28 - 37)

Hal is angry because her mother never told her about her time at Trepassen.

Hal realizes that her mother lied to her about knowing the identity of her father.

Hal is angry because her mother destroyed so much of the diary.

Hal is angry because her mother did not introduce her to her grandmother and the rest of the family.

Why does Ezra have to stay over the weekend at Trepassen even though he really wants to go home? (from Chapters 21 - 27)

Ezra's car breaks down and requires repairs before he can leave.

Mrs. Westaway named her sons as co-executors of her will.

Ezra decides he wants to stay so he can see how things turn out with the lawyer.

Harding insists that all the siblings work together to contest the will.