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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What about Otis Amber surprised everyone when he came up to testify?
(a) He had a gun.
(b) He confessed to being the murderer.
(c) He revealed who the mystery heir is.
(d) He revealed who Sam Westing was.

2. To whom was Crow referring when she used the term "foot butcher"?
(a) Turtle because she kicked everyone, making them limp.
(b) Dr. Denton Deere, the intern.
(c) Dr. Wexler.
(d) The butcher shop where they bought pig's feet.

3. Why was Grace's voice thick and slurred when she got to the second reading of the Will?
(a) She had been drinking.
(b) She was acting silly with her husband.
(c) She was up all night studying her clues.
(d) She was excited about the new meeting.

4. What did the members of the Good Salvation Soup Kitchen do in honor of the wedding?
(a) Pooled money and bought and expensive wine.
(b) Cooked the food for the reception.
(c) Sobered up.
(d) Dressed up in new clothes from a consignment shop.

5. At the end of the story, what had happened to Judge Ford?
(a) She adopted Chris Theodorakis so she could keep tabs on his education.
(b) She gave up law when she couldn't solve the Westing mystery.
(c) She became a judge on the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
(d) She decided to teach chess and share Westing's unique winning method.

6. Why did Dr. Deere take Chris to the hospital?
(a) To show Chris what Dr. Deere did all day.
(b) To get a new treatment for his ailment that didn't involve surgery.
(c) To keep him from searching for clues.
(d) For a visit to Angela.

7. Why did Turtle think that it would be a good idea to call Flora Baumbach by another name?
(a) She wanted to use Flora's name as a secret code.
(b) Because everyone thought she was saying bomb when she called her.
(c) She thought Baumbach was a stupid name.
(d) She wanted to call her mom because she was so nice to her.

8. In Chapter 21, what did Turtle say Westing's body looked like?
(a) A sleeping person.
(b) The doorman.
(c) A wax dummy.
(d) Uncle Sam.

9. What did Mr. Westing's will give Crow?
(a) $30,000.
(b) A special commorative watch of his.
(c) Two million dollars.
(d) The deed to Sunset Towers.

10. Who were the guests at Angela's shower?
(a) Her mother's friends and their daughters.
(b) Her friends from college.
(c) All the tenants from Sunset Towers.
(d) A hand-picked list, selected by her mother, of all the richest girls in town.

11. Why didn't Doug's feet hurt when he was trailing Otis Amber?
(a) He was riding his bicycle.
(b) He wore two pairs of socks.
(c) He had the paper insoles.
(d) He wore his special track shoes.

12. Why did Turtle lie about Otis Amber?
(a) She was a person who would rather tell a lie than the truth.
(b) She wanted Westing to include him in the inheritance.
(c) She didn't want to upset the dying Westing.
(d) She was trying to keep him from being fired.

13. What did Otis mean by the phrase, "The turtle's lost its tail"?
(a) Turtle had her braid cut off.
(b) Turtle had been caught as the bomber.
(c) Turtle was upset because she couldn't solve the mystery.
(d) Turtle was dejected because she lost in the stock market.

14. What fact did Turtle suddenly remember that helped her know the game was still on?
(a) It was Crow's birthday and Sandy bought a candle for his wife's birthday.
(b) She remembered something Sandy said that convinced her he knew who was the bomber.
(c) She remembered Sandy and Judge Ford were partners, and Judge Ford was upset her partner was gone.
(d) She remembered seeing Sandy leave Westing house.

15. How did Chris presume the blank envelope ended up in his bathrobe?
(a) Turtle put it there.
(b) The bomber mistakenly put it there.
(c) Angela gave it to him.
(d) Theo put it there to give to Angela.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did Turtle find out about Sandy after the game ends?

3. What happened to Dr. Wexler after the game is over?

4. Why was Sydelle using a polka dotted crutch in Chapter 29?

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

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