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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Mrs. Sydelle find out who the bomber was?
(a) She overheard Turtle and Angela talking about it.
(b) She was the bomber.
(c) She caught the bomber placing one of the bombs.
(d) The bomber confessed it to her in an attempt to frighten her into sharing her clues.

2. How did Turtle defend the use of the radio in school?
(a) She said it helped her toothache.
(b) She said she was doing research for her science project.
(c) She said it helped her study by shutting out noises.
(d) She said her mother told her she could bring it.

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

4. Who did Sandy think Mr. Westing was?
(a) Mr. Theodorakis.
(b) Otis Amber.
(c) Dr. Wexler.
(d) Barney Northrup.

5. What did the letter say that Otis Amber delivered to Doug?
(a) It told him that the game was off.
(b) It told him who the bomber was.
(c) It said to be at the house on Saturday.
(d) It told him who the real heir was.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Judge Ford repeatedly call herself stupid?

2. Who were the only two people in the group of heirs that Crow cared about?

3. What fact did Turtle suddenly remember that helped her know the game was still on?

4. Who did Judge Ford believe must be protected and why?

5. Why did Judge Ford decide to move her investigation away from the Westings and onto the heirs?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What was the surprise that, when found out, had Turtle calling everyone a liar?

3. What did Mr. Hoo do that convinced Crow he couldn't be the bomber?

4. What did Turtle suddenly realize about the winning clue in Chapter 26?

5. How did Judge Ford react when told by Sandy that Jake Wexler was a bookie?

6. The second time the heirs signed the receipt for their invitation, they changed the description of the position they were signing as. Why was this?

7. Who was Rosalie and how did she die?

8. Why did the Judge Ford warn Sandy that they needed to keep their wits about them in Chapter 24?

9. After reexamining their clues, who did Grace and Mr. Hoo think was involved in the mystery?

10. Why did Sydelle dress for the meeting in red and white stripes and decorate her cane with stars on blue?

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