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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. Who were the guests at Angela's shower?

2. Why did Grace Wexler say, "Who's that?" when Turtle greeted her in Chapter 23?

3. Who did Turtle tell about her knowledge of who Sam Westing was?

4. Why was Grace's voice thick and slurred when she got to the second reading of the Will?

5. Why did Turtle set off fireworks in the hall?

Short Essay Questions

1. When Julian R. Eastman died, who else died with him?

2. What clues indicate to the reader that the heirs were jittery and nervous after the repeated bombings?

3. What help did Denton provide for Chris?

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

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

6. What happened at the shower that was significant to the mystery?

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

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

9. What realization did Judge Ford suddenly make that convinced her that Westing was still alive?

10. Why had Turtle and Theo decided against having children?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

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

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.

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