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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. There was a lot of speculation by the group outside Westing House about how Westing died. Which of the following was NOT a part of that speculation?
(a) He was poisoned.
(b) He got stung by a bee.
(c) Turtle stumbled and fell on his head.
(d) He committed suicide.

2. What is the significance of the limp that is mentioned?
(a) All of the answers are correct.
(b) Because Chris saw a person with a limp going into Westing House.
(c) It serves as a distractor in determining who is the mysterious person.
(d) It shows the personality of Turtle in the story.

3. A thief was discovered when an important piece of evidence went missing. What was the evidence that was stolen?
(a) Mr. Westing's body disappeared.
(b) The shorthand notes were stolen.
(c) The Will was stolen.
(d) One of the pair's $10,000 was stolen.

4. What did Angela do when she disguised herself in Chapter 14?
(a) Followed the person she thought was the bomber.
(b) Searched everyone's room for clues.
(c) Searched under all the car hoods.
(d) Planted the next bomb.

5. What was the problem with Turtle's and Flora's investigation by Chapter 15?
(a) They were losing money at the stock market.
(b) They got caught stealing a clue from Angela.
(c) They had a major disagreement.
(d) They lost all their clues.

6. What did Mrs. Pulaski criticize Judge Ford about?
(a) Being snooty.
(b) For not sharing her clues.
(c) Choosing her career over marriage.
(d) For doing a man's job.

7. What did each of the pairs of heirs come to decide about the clues given to them?
(a) That the clues meant nothing.
(b) That they didn't have the right clues.
(c) That it would take all the clues together to solve the puzzle.
(d) That they knew the answer to the puzzle.

8. Why did Angela hesitate to call the fire department?
(a) She wanted the restaurant to burn.
(b) She wasn't sure there was a fire.
(c) She couldn't find the phone.
(d) They were snowbound and she knew the fire department couldn't get through.

9. How was Mr. Westing's corpse found?
(a) The police received a tip from Chris after he saw a person with a limp go into the mansion.
(b) The group at Sunset Towers went exploring at the Mansion.
(c) A note was addressed to Turtle and mailed to her.
(d) Turtle found it while attempting to spend the night in the Mansion on a dare.

10. On their third snowbound day, what decision did the heirs face?
(a) Whether or not to share their clues.
(b) Whether or not to continue with the game.
(c) Whether or not Mr. Westing was tricking them.
(d) Whether or not Crow was the murderer.

11. Why didn't Chris sign the check and give his partner his half of the money?
(a) He wanted to use the money for an operation.
(b) He wanted to force his partner to visit him again and again.
(c) He planned to use the check to blackmail the doctor into operating on him.
(d) He wanted to keep the money for himself.

12. Why was Turtle in Westing Mansion?
(a) It was Halloween and she wanted to see the ghost that was supposed to be there.
(b) She was staying there because of a bet in which she would earn $2 for each minute she stayed there.
(c) It was Halloween and she wanted to discount the story of a ghost.
(d) She and her friends decided to trick everyone on Halloween and pretend to be ghosts.

13. Who is Barney Northrup?
(a) None of these answers are correct.
(b) A heir of Westing.
(c) Head of an apartment management service.
(d) A lawyer.

14. What was used as a fuse for the bomb set in Hoo's restaurant?
(a) A rolled up newspaper.
(b) A roll of rags.
(c) One of Turtle's timed candles.
(d) A candle wick.

15. What unique idea did Otis Amber have about Westing's murder?
(a) That the murderer teamed with another person who wasn't a part of their group.
(b) That the clue was right before them and they couldn't recognize it.
(c) That the murderer was too clever to ever be caught.
(d) That he wasn't murdered at all.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Judge Ford lose that she posted a wanted sign for?

2. Why did Mr. Hoo laugh when Mrs. Wexler said Turtle was helping Dr. Wexler with his bookkeeping?

3. What happened to the two boys who were to stay overnight at the Westing House?

4. Which pair of heirs did not get their money?

5. Who did Turtle say her mother thought stole the shorthand notebook?

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