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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. What new job did Mrs. Wexler acquire?
2. How did Mrs. Sydelle get hurt?
3. What clever idea did Mrs. Wexler have for Hoo's restaurant?
4. What conclusion did Judge Ford and Sandy come up with?
5. What happened to the elevator of Sunset Towers?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe the appearance of the six apartments in the Sunset Towers building.
2. What did Grace Wexler do that Mr. Wexler anticipated her to do and this included in the Will?
3. What two unusual things happened at the supposed empty Westing Mansion?
4. What did the newspaperman find out about George Theodorakis?
5. What did the newspaperman find out about Mr. Hoo?
6. What sort of letter did the tenants of Sunset Towers receive, and what did it instruct them to do?
7. Why did Sydelle want Angela to dress as her twin for the party?
8. What happened in the coffee shop when the heirs were having a meeting?
9. Why were the tenants purchasing so many Westing Paper Products?
10. What parting instructions were given to the heirs at the first reading of the first part of Westing's Will?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
One of the devices in novel writing is to show growth/changes in the characters. In the Westing Game, the characters are somewhat equally important. Choose any one character and fully discuss that character's growth over the course of the novel. Be sure to show examples from the text to support your answer.
Essay Topic 2
Grace feels the "third bedroom is a trifle small" but it will be okay for Turtle. What does this show about how she regards Turtle? What are some other indications throughout the story that show her feelings toward Turtle? How does Grace's relationship with her children, and the way it changes over the span of the novel, show her growth in character?
Essay Topic 3
Why do you think Sam Westing devised the Westing game? What insight into his thoughts does the author give us as clues to his motives? What do you think about his motives? Do you approve of what he did, or not? Why or why not? Give examples from the book for your answers, including why you may or may not approve of his motives - i.e., how did what he do affect the various characters?
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