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

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

3. What did Turtle say she saw Crow put in Sandy's flask?
(a) Lemonade.
(b) Bourbon.
(c) Poison.
(d) Medicine.

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

5. Why did Judge Ford repeatedly call herself stupid?
(a) She gave her checks to Sandy and he died.
(b) Sam Westing had won the game and was her partner.
(c) She had lost her clues.
(d) She couldn't solve the mystery.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Sam Westing do as his "last finale?"

2. At the time Sandy died and Turtle tried to discover the mystery heir, which were the only three heirs Otis Amber had not investigated?

3. What did Theo discover when he analyzed his clues?

4. Why did Turtle think that it would be a good idea to call Flora Baumbach by another name?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. After examining all her information for the newspaperman, who did Judge Ford believe must be protected from Westing's mischief and why did she think this?

2. Why did Mrs. Wexler's attitude suddenly change toward Turtle at the end of the novel?

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

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

5. Why was there to be no liquor served at Crow and Otis Amber's wedding?

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

7. What did Turtle do that made her the winner of the two million dollars?

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

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

10. What happened to convince Judge Ford that Sandy was indeed Mr. Westing?

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