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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was included in the Will?

3. Why did Mr. Hoo decide to stay as a guest for the party he was also catering?

4. What discovery did Chris Theodorakis make while birdwatching?

5. Why was Turtle in Westing Mansion?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Turtle get her nickname?

2. What did the Wexlers think about the apartment shown to them?

3. At the first reading of the Will, what did Ed Plum give to each pair of heirs?

4. What two things did Turtle find in the mansion on Halloween night?

5. What two unusual things happened at the supposed empty Westing Mansion?

6. How did Turtle think Westing meant for them to use the $10,000? What clues from the Will lead her to believe that?

7. How did Turtle and Flora differ in their interpretation of what it meant to "Buy Westing Paper Products?"

8. How didTurtle feel about Dr. Deere, Angela's fiance?

9. What story did Sandy and Otis tell about the Westing Mansion?

10. What did the newspaperman find out about George Theodorakis?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Deductive reasoning is a technique for taking meaning from a work of literature. It involves logic: the conclusion drawn when fact one relates in a certain way to fact two. However, often an invalid logic statement results when fact one and fact two are not true. The conclusion is therefore not true, though the relationship between the first two facts is logical. Find an example of such a situation in the novel and discuss it fully.

Essay Topic 2

Sam Westing is a very unusual character, both in his original identity and in his disguises. What are some of the unusual character traits of Sam and his disguises? What are some traits that the characters/disguises have in common? Why does he use disguises? Do any of his disguises strongly hint at what Westing is REALLY like? Support your ideas with examples from the book.

Essay Topic 3

Literary elements are those parts of a literary piece that are always evident, such as character, setting, plot, etc. Literary devices are manipulations of both language and literary elements that occur in a particular story by the author to make the reading more interesting. Discuss and give examples of how Ellen Raskin handles either or both of these in a unique way to make her story more interesting to the reader.

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