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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 unique trait does each apartment in Sunset Towers have?

2. What new job did Mrs. Wexler acquire?

3. What conclusion did Judge Ford and Sandy come up with?

4. How long did it take for all the apartments and offices in the Sunset Towers to be rented out?

5. Which two residents of Sunset Towers did not go to the reading of the Will?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What sort of letter did the tenants of Sunset Towers receive, and what did it instruct them to do?

3. What did the fireman and policeman say caused the explosion?

4. What did Turtle mean by the expression, "Paper losses. . .doesn't mean a thing"?

5. Why was Chris watching legs from his wheelchair?

6. Why did Angela become upset when everyone continually asked about Denton?

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

8. What parting instructions were given to the heirs at the first reading of the first part of Westing's Will?

9. When did the second bomb go off?

10. What happened in the coffee shop when the heirs were having a meeting?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Parallelism is one of the literary devices used in The Westing Game. One example of parallelism is that of Angela/Theo and Violet Westing and George Theodorakis. Find at least one other example of parallelism in the novel and discuss it. What purpose would the author maybe have for including those examples of parallelism?

Essay Topic 2

Ellen Raskin has stated that the character she most identifies with from the novel is Angela. However, Turtle develops into being the main character. Why is Turtle the best choice to be the main character? Give examples from the book as to why Turtle makes the best main character. What about some of the other characters and their feelings about Westing? How would that make them not the most likely main character? Give examples from the novel about how Turtle feels about Westing in all his disguises.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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