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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Second Bomb: Chapter 13.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Madame Hoo not attend the reading of the Will?
(a) She wasn't related to Mr. Westing.
(b) She wasn't told and she didn't speak English.
(c) She didn't think she would inherit anything.
(d) She had to work at the restaurant while her husband attended.

2. Which pair of heirs did not get their money?
(a) Angela and Mrs. Pulaski.
(b) Chris and Dr. Deere.
(c) Dr. Wexler and Mrs. Hoo.
(d) Turtle and Flora Baumbach.

3. How did Turtle get into Westing Mansion?
(a) She pried open a window.
(b) The boys helped her climb up on the roof and go on the balcony.
(c) The French doors were open as if inviting her in.
(d) She found a key to the front door under the mat.

4. Who was the first to be shown an apartment in Sunset Towers?
(a) Sydelle Pulaski.
(b) Alexander.
(c) Dr. and Mrs. Wexler.
(d) Barney Northrup.

5. What exciting story did Turtle have to tell her family, but decided not to tell all the details?
(a) The story that Mr. Westing's corpse lay rotting in the Mansion.
(b) The ghost story related to the Westing Mansion.
(c) A scandal she had heard about Angela's fiance.
(d) The fact that she had seen Angela's fiance with another girl.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was included in the Will?

2. Why didn't Mrs. Hoo attend the first meeting for the reading of the Will?

3. Why did Turtle kick everything in her room as she left in Chapter 9?

4. How did Mrs. Sydelle get hurt?

5. What did Turtle think the expression, "Take stock in America," meant from the Will?

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